Wystan Hugh Auden, known more commonly as W. H. Auden was an English poet, often considered one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century. He was one of the greatest Anglo American poets. Born in England, he later obtained an American citizenship.
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It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it. Go to Quote / Comment
Acts of injustice done Between the setting and the rising sun In history lie like bones, each one. Go to Quote / Comment
The only way to spend New Year's Eve is either quietly with friends or in a brothel. Otherwise when the evening ends and people pair off, someone is bound to be left in tears. Go to Quote / Comment
I cannot accept the doctrine that in poetry there is a suspension of belief. A poet must never make a statement simply because it is sounds poetically exciting; he must also believe it to be true. Go to Quote / Comment
America has always been a country of amateurs where the professional, that is to say, the man who claims authority as a member of an ?lite which knows the law in some field or other, is an object of distrust and resentment. Go to Quote / Comment