 First edition | |
| Author | Philip Larkin |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
Published in English | 1964 |
| Preceded by | The Less Deceived |
| Followed by | High Windows |
The Whitsun Weddings is a collection of 32 poems by Philip Larkin. It was first published by Faber in the United Kingdom 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 United States edition appeared some seven months later.
It contains many of Larkin's best known poems, such as "The Whitsun Weddings", "Days", "Mr Bleaney", "MCMXIV", and "An Arundel Tomb".