Hull Holds Larkin Festival
A festival to celebrate the life and work of Philip Larkin has been announced, culminating in the unveiling of a statue in his honour in Hull
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A five-month programme of events is planned for 2010, culminating with the statue at Hull's Paragon station.
Larkin 25 will be a series of cultural events leading up to the unveiling on 2 December 2010 - which marks the 25th anniversary of his death.
The celebrations will include a community art project, a "Larkin trail" and exhibitions of the poet's memorabilia including cartoons and photography.
The events could include an exhibition of some of the 2,500 letters written by Larkin to his parents. The correspondence, at points illustrated with doodles and self-portraits, is on permanent loan to the University of Hull by his niece Rosemary Parry.
Graham Chesters, chairman of the Philip Larkin Society and a former University of Hull professor, said: "The work of Philip Larkin has never been celebrated in a way that compares to this.
"Larkin chose to make his home in Hull and it is with great pride that we are planning a rich, diverse programme of events guaranteed to inspire and inform."
Chesters added that he believed Larkin 25 could help Hull in its bid to become UK City of Culture 2013.
He hoped the events would inspire creativity in the city. "There is so much talent in Hull and we want to give people an opportunity to express that."
http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/news/City-unveil-Philip-Larkin-statue-Paragon-Station/article-1482782-detail/article.html
A five-month programme of events is planned for 2010, culminating with the statue at Hull's Paragon station.
Larkin 25 will be a series of cultural events leading up to the unveiling on 2 December 2010 - which marks the 25th anniversary of his death.
The celebrations will include a community art project, a "Larkin trail" and exhibitions of the poet's memorabilia including cartoons and photography.
The events could include an exhibition of some of the 2,500 letters written by Larkin to his parents. The correspondence, at points illustrated with doodles and self-portraits, is on permanent loan to the University of Hull by his niece Rosemary Parry.
Graham Chesters, chairman of the Philip Larkin Society and a former University of Hull professor, said: "The work of Philip Larkin has never been celebrated in a way that compares to this.
"Larkin chose to make his home in Hull and it is with great pride that we are planning a rich, diverse programme of events guaranteed to inspire and inform."
Chesters added that he believed Larkin 25 could help Hull in its bid to become UK City of Culture 2013.
He hoped the events would inspire creativity in the city. "There is so much talent in Hull and we want to give people an opportunity to express that."
