The Whitsun Weddings is a collection of 32 poems by Philip Larkin

Philip Larkin

Philip Arthur Larkin, CH, CBE, FRSL is widely regarded as one of the great English poets of the latter half of the twentieth century...

. It was first published by Faber and Faber

Faber and Faber

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 in the United Kingdom

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 on 28 February 1964. It was a commercial success, by the standards of poetry publication, with the first 4,000 copies being sold within two months. A U.S.

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 edition appeared some seven months later.

It contains many of Larkin's best known poems, such as 'The Whitsun Weddings

The Whitsun Weddings (poem)

"The Whitsun Weddings" is one of the best known poems by British poet Philip Larkin. It was written and rewritten and finally published in the 1964 collection of poems, also called The Whitsun Weddings. It is one of three poems that Larkin wrote about train journeys.The poem comprises eight verses...

', 'Days

Days (poem)

"Days" is a short poem by Philip Larkin, written in 1953 and included in his 1964 collection The Whitsun Weddings.It begins with a section of 6 lines, openingin a mock-contented tone.The final 4 lines bring a brutal reply...

', 'Mr Bleaney

Mr Bleaney

"Mr Bleaney" is a poem written by British poet Philip Larkin. It was written in May 1955, was first published in The Listener on 8 September 1955, and later collected in the book The Whitsun Weddings in 1964....

', 'MCMXIV', and 'An Arundel Tomb

An Arundel Tomb

"An Arundel Tomb" is a poem by Philip Larkin, published in 1964 in his collection The Whitsun Weddings. It comprises 7 verses of 6 lines each, each rhyming abbcac....

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Contents

• Here
• Mr Bleaney
  Mr Bleaney
  "Mr Bleaney" is a poem written by British poet Philip Larkin. It was written in May 1955, was first published in The Listener on 8 September 1955, and later collected in the book The Whitsun Weddings in 1964....
  
  
• Nothing To Be Said
• Love Songs in Age
• Naturally the Foundation will Bear Your Expenses
• Broadcast
• Faith Healing
• For Sidney Bechet
  Sidney Bechet
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• Home is so Sad
• Toads Revisited
• Water
• The Whitsun Weddings
  The Whitsun Weddings (poem)
  "The Whitsun Weddings" is one of the best known poems by British poet Philip Larkin. It was written and rewritten and finally published in the 1964 collection of poems, also called The Whitsun Weddings. It is one of three poems that Larkin wrote about train journeys.The poem comprises eight verses...
  
  
• Self's the Man
• Take One Home for the Kiddies
• Days
• MCMXIV
  MCMXIV
  "MCMXIV" is a poem written by English poet Philip Larkin. It was first published in the book The Whitsun Weddings in 1964. The poem is set in 1914 England as men prepare to leave their homes and fight in the First World War. It is regarded as one of Larkin's best-known poems. The poem has had...
  
  
• Talking in Bed
• The Large Cool Store
• A Study of Reading Habits
• As Bad as a Mile
• Ambulances
• The Importance of Elsewhere
• Sunny Prestatyn
• First Sight
• Dockery and Son
• Ignorance
• Reference Back
• Wild Oats
• Essential Beauty
• Send No Money
• Afternoons
• An Arundel Tomb
  An Arundel Tomb
  "An Arundel Tomb" is a poem by Philip Larkin, published in 1964 in his collection The Whitsun Weddings. It comprises 7 verses of 6 lines each, each rhyming abbcac....
  
  

See also

• List of poems by Philip Larkin
• 1964 in poetry
  1964 in poetry
  Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Among the many books of poetry published this year, Robert Lowell's For the Union Dead is greeted with particular acclaim...
  
  

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