Oh, Philip.

One of the few non-fiction works you'll see on my blog, ever. Philip Larkin: A Writer's Life by Andrew Motion is phenomenal. Larkin is one of my favorite poets, but his life wouldn't seem very riveting for most people. He was a librarian, poet, misanthropist and quasi-alcoholic. Not the stuff that fairy tales are made of. But the book makes fantastic work of his struggles with art, women, alcohol and people in general that makes me wish I could reach out and touch the poet who created such amazing work.