Philip Larkin memorial to join literary greats in Westminster Abbey

Purbeck stone inscribed with lines from one of poet’s most loved works will be unveiled on 31st anniversary of his death

A memorial stone to the poet Philip Larkin, inscribed with lines from one of his most famous works – “our almost instinct almost true/What will survive of us is love” – will be unveiled in Westminster Abbey on Friday evening, the 31st anniversary of his death.

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