{{Short description|English poem by Philip Larkin}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Multiple issues| {{More citations needed|date=June 2021}} {{One source|date=June 2021}} }} "'''MCMXIV'''" (1914) is a poem written by English poet Philip Larkin. It was first published in the book ''The Whitsun Weddings'' in 1964. The poem, a single sentence spread over four stanzas, begins by describing what is seemingly a photograph of volunteers lining up to enlist, and goes on to reflect on the momentous changes in England that would result from the First World War, ending, 'Never such innocence again'.
==References in popular culture== * The first and last lines of the poem are quoted in the film ''The History Boys''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}} * ''MCMXIV'' is the first single on the Portland, Oregon band Archeology's E.P. ''Change of Address{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}'' * ''MCMXIV'' is a single from Chicago, Illinois band Ratboys' album "AOID"{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}
==See also== *List of poems by Philip Larkin
==References== * Philip Larkin, ''Collected Poems'', Faber and Faber, 2003, Appendix III.
==External links== * [http://www.philiplarkin.com/ The Philip Larkin Society]
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Category:Poetry by Philip Larkin Category:1964 poems