Leo Cox
“Larkin feels cheated by existence”
Bryan Appleyard
“He is an advocate of misanthropy and pessimism”
Andrew Motion
“None of Larkin’s poems registers the achievement of complete calm success in love”
Andrew Swarbrick
“Larkin’s poems are driven by a sense of failure”
Adam O’Riordan
“Examines love in many forms”
Marian Cox
“Duffy’s personas open a window on their souls”
Clare McEwan
“Giving voice to previously marginalised or silenced figures”