W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden Auden in 1939 Born Wystan Hugh Auden ( 1907-02-21 ) 21 February 1907 York, England Died 29 September 1973 (1973-09-29) (aged 66) Vienna, Austria Residence York, Birmingham, Oxford (UK); Berlin (Germany); Helensburgh, Colwall, London (UK); New York, Ann Arbor, Swarthmore (US); Ischia (Italy); Kirchstetten (Austria); Oxford (UK) Citizenship British from birth, American from 1946 Education M.A. English language and literature Alma mater Christ Church, Oxford Occupation Poet Spouse(s) Erika Mann (unconsummated marriage, 1935, to provide her with a British passport) Relatives George Augustus Auden (father) Constance Rosalie Bicknell Auden (mother) John Bicknell Auden (brother) Wystan Hugh Auden [1] (21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) was an English-American poet. Auden's poetry was noted for its stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in tone, form and content. He is best known for love poems such a