Peter Ackroyd, novelist and literary biographer, perhaps most famous for his work on William Blake, has now turned his eye ...

At the risk of being pegged as an academic Auden shill, I’m always happy to talk about this amazing, challenging, maddening, endearing, crucial poet, and I’m delighted to be toasting his birthday with ...

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 ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

When a new Poet Laureate had to be chosen in 1972, WH Auden was widely seen as the obvious choice. Many academics regarded Auden – known for works including September 1, 1939, and Stop All The Clocks, ...

A collection of previously unknown poems, thought to be early examples of the work of W H Auden, have been unearthed in a school magazine. The poems, which will form part of centenary celebrations for ...

It would not be plausible to draw comparisons between WH Auden and TS Eliot or perhaps WB Yeats as the former never managed to produce masterpieces like Eliot’s The Wasteland, The Love Song of J ...

I teach two writing courses at Mt. Holyoke College, normally an orderly drill in which I try to supply useful I teach two writing courses at Mt. Holyoke College, normally an orderly drill in which I ...

WH Auden (1907 – 1973), whose full name is Wystan Hugh Auden, has been described as many things, including one of the great (or greatest) poets of the twentieth century, as an English, and as an ...

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 ...