DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Dothan Houston County Library Director Chris Warren joined News4 This Morning to tell us about the newest Chapter Chat pick. April is National Poetry Month, so this month’s pick ...
"The Complete Works of W.H. Auden: Poems, Volume I: 1927-1939," edited by Edward Mendelson. Princeton University Press. 848 pp. $60 "The Complete Works of W.H. Auden: Poems, Volume II: 1940-1973," ...
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 ...
He was hardly the only famous poet of his blazing, far-flung generation. But he was the one most dogged by disputes over the nature and authenticity of his talent. Even among admirers, there was ample ...
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine parallels Adolf Hitler’s invasion of Poland in ways that aren’t small. A dictator’s claim to Lebensraum started with Sudetenland and Austria and then went ...
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 ...
On the bitterly chilly night of Monday, March 5, the wood-paneled Art Deco auditorium of the 92nd Street Y was a warm place to be. For a centenary tribute to W.H. Auden (1907-73), the room was filled ...
Poet W.H. Auden was born in England 100 years ago today. The man he chose to be his literary executor, Edward Mendelson, says Auden's goal was to have a conversation with his readers. He believed that ...
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 ...
Critic Ian Sansom's deeply informed and unapologetically digressive new book dives into Auden's life — as well as the life of his singular poem. W.H. Auden's Poem 'September 1, 1939' Still Resonates ...