"September 1, 1939" by W. H. Auden

"We must love one another or die," wrote W. H. Auden (1907-1973) in his long poem "September 1, 1939." To read that poem in its entirety, click here.

Article: "Notes from Auden Land" by Austin Allen

Read this essay on why W. H. Auden is as essential to our times as George Orwell: Notes from Auden Land by Austin Allen

"If I Could Tell You" by W. H. Auden : The Poetry Foundation

Listen to a recording of a woman (actress Tyne Daly?) reading this poem by W. H. Auden: If I Could Tell You / Poem of the Day : The Poetry Foundation

American poet Wystan Hugh Auden was born in England on this day in 1907. He died in 1973.

"If I Could Tell You" (1940)

by W. H. Auden