Why Did We Lose Our Way? An Apocalyptic Poem
Why did we lose our way like this?
fraught with such energy abuse,
as long as sun shines on crack’d minds, …
grave
Eight Poems with an Edge. To be Read in a Time of Reflection. Written by English, Scottish, German, Israeli and American poets
1. THIS BE THE VERSE
Philip Larkin (1922-1985)
One of his best-known poems in the past 70 years in the UK. Larkin says our parents were fucked up by their parents so we can’t blame them. Public who know his poems often regard him as a national treasure. …