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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And none will hear the postman's knock Without a quickening of the heart. For who can bear to feel himself forgotten? Go to Quote / Comment
No human being is innocent, but there is a class of innocent human actions called Games. Go to Quote / Comment
The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living. Go to Quote / Comment
God is Love, we are taught as children to believe. But when we first begin to get some inkling of how He loves us, we are repelled; it seems so cold, indeed, not love at all as we understand the word. Go to Quote / Comment
If the most significant characteristic of man is the complex of biological needs he shares with all members of his species, then the best lives for the writer to observe are those in which the role of natural necessity is clearest, namely, the lives of the very poor. Go to Quote / Comment