history: Hi there. How are you doing? Our topic is Philip Larkin - a famous poet - have you heard of him?
knowledge: Philip Arthur Larkin (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist and librarian.
response: Philip Arthur Larkin was also a librarian and a novelist.
history: Hi there. How are you doing? Our topic is Philip Larkin - a famous poet - have you heard of him?
Philip Arthur Larkin was also a librarian and a novelist.
He was - I hadn't known that before today. He died of cancer of the oesophagus.
knowledge: Philip Arthur Larkin (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist and librarian.
response: Yes that is true. He died in December 1985.
history: Hi there. How are you doing? Our topic is Philip Larkin - a famous poet - have you heard of him?
Philip Arthur Larkin was also a librarian and a novelist.
He was - I hadn't known that before today. He died of cancer of the oesophagus.
Yes that is true. He died in December 1985.
Yep - I was 6 then! I hadn't realised that he also wrote under a pseudonym - Brunette Coleman.
knowledge: His first book of poetry, ''The North Ship'', was published in 1945, followed by two novels, ''Jill'' (1946) and ''A Girl in Winter'' (1947), and he came to prominence in 1955 with the publication of his second collection of poems, ''The Less Deceived'', followed by ''The Whitsun Weddings'' (1964) and ''High Windows'' (1974).
response: The North Ship was his first poetry book.
history: Hi there. How are you doing? Our topic is Philip Larkin - a famous poet - have you heard of him?
Philip Arthur Larkin was also a librarian and a novelist.
He was - I hadn't known that before today. He died of cancer of the oesophagus.
Yes that is true. He died in December 1985.
Yep - I was 6 then! I hadn't realised that he also wrote under a pseudonym - Brunette Coleman.
The North Ship was his first poetry book.
Was it? That's interesting. My favourite poem is ''This be the verse'' - it appeals to me as a parent!
knowledge: His first book of poetry, ''The North Ship'', was published in 1945, followed by two novels, ''Jill'' (1946) and ''A Girl in Winter'' (1947), and he came to prominence in 1955 with the publication of his second collection of poems, ''The Less Deceived'', followed by ''The Whitsun Weddings'' (1964) and ''High Windows'' (1974).
response: Is that so? He came into prominence in 1955 after publishing The Less Deceived and The Whitsun Weddings in 1964.