23 https://doi.org/10.1080/00138390508691331 English eng Jones, Timothy Trengove Contributor <p>“Wedding-Wind” is a dramatic monologue voiced by a newly married rural woman. Amid strong winds on her wedding day, she reflects on her wedding night, the joy and awakening brought by her husband, and the sense of inner transformation now shaping her life. The wind symbolizes disruption, vitality, and change, capturing both the exhilaration of love and the uncertainty of the future. The poem blends physical rural imagery with emotional renewal.<br></p> Taylor & Francis 2005 pdf ISSN 0013-8398 English literature Philip Larkin's ‘wedding-wind’ mixed material Taylor & Francis