High Windows
First edition | |
| Author | Philip Larkin |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Published | 1974 (Faber and Faber) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| ISBN | 0-571-20275-6 |
| OCLC | 46613746 |
| Preceded by | The Whitsun Weddings |
High Windows is a collection of poems by English poet Philip Larkin. It was published in 1974 by Faber & Faber and was the last publication of new poetry by Larkin before his death in 1985. It was much anticipated. The dust cover flap of the hardback says "No introduction is necessary to this new collection..."
The collection contains some of his most famous poems, including the title piece, "High Windows", "Dublinesque", and "This Be The Verse". The collection contains themes presented in his earlier collections, though the tone of the poems caused critics to suggest the book is darker and more "socially engaged" than his earlier volumes. It is currently on the AQA AS/A2 level English Literature syllabus.