Although the commemoration in New York of the tenth anniversary of W. H. Auden’s death was a touching way for the poet’s many friends and admirers to honor his memory, it also offered the chance for ...

The Island: War and Belonging in Auden’s England; By Nicholas Jenkins; Harvard University Press; 656 pp., $35.00 Perhaps only someone susceptible to fascism could see its full menace. Still, Auden’s ...

NPR's Scott Simon reads W.H. Auden's "September, 1, 1939," a poem that resonates with the smoke and destruction witnesses in the wake of the... 20 Years After 9/11, W.H. Auden's Poem 'September 1, ...

THIS volume is a selection, rather than a complete collection, of the poetry Mr. Auden has so far written. He has omitted many poems, some of which were valuable chiefly as technical experiments, and ...

Whether it’s deasil, cancrizans, or widdershins, * Auden always finishes what he begins. Oh, you can count on him to carry out his plans Whether they’re deasil, widdershins, or cancrizans. All his ...

The Shield of Achilles By W.H. Auden, edited by Alan Jacobs; Princeton University Press; 136 pp., $22.95 After Auden, English speakers no longer had what they had for 200 years, from at least ...

It's one of those poems people reach for in times when it feels like the sky is falling. It's also generally regarded as one of the great poems of the 20th century. "September 1, 1939," as its title ...

The Complete Works of W. H. Auden: Poems, Volume I: 1927–1939, edited by Edward Mendelson. Princeton University Press. 848 pages. $58.70. The Complete Works of W. H. Auden: Poems, Volume II: 1940–1973 ...