Iris Murdoch’s unseen poetry, transcribed for the first time

Caricatured as a suburban grouch, Philip Larkin was, in fact, an attentive and astute chronicler of Nature. On the 40th anniversary of the poet’s death, Richard Barnett celebrates his lifelong love of the English countryside

A History of England in 25 Poems: Treasures ...

Pulse Cynan Jones (Granta, £14.99) Saints Tim MacGabhann ...

Tales of the uncanny from a master of ambiguity

December round-up Although he’s been writing and performing for many years, Donald WG Lindsay might come across as a bold new Scottish talent on Two Boats Under the Moon, his excellent two-disc debut