What is the name of the series of poems written between 1949 and 1955 by an English-American poet best known for "Funeral Blues"?
Horae Canonicae Horae Canonicae is a series of poems by W. H. Auden written between 1949 and 1955. The title is a reference to the canonical hours of the Christian Church, as are the titles of the seven poems constituting the series: "Prime", "Terce", "Sext", "Nones", "Vespers", "Compline", and "Lauds". Each refers to a fixed time of the day for prayer.
The Less Deceived The Less Deceived, first published in 1955, was Philip Larkin's first mature collection of poetry, having been preceded by the derivative "North Ship" (1945) from The Fortune Press and a privately printed collection, a small pamphlet titled "XX Poems", which Larkin mailed to literary critics and authors. Unfortunately, Larkin was unaware that postal rates had gone up, and most recipients, when asked to pay the difference for delivery of a pamphlet by a little-known writer, turned them away, only around 100 copies were printed.