W.H. Auden
(1907 – 1973)
Disenchanted York-born poet who enjoyed staying in, appreciated music hall and the blues, and, in his early works, portrayed England as home to the browbeaten and morally aborted. Later he mellowed and realised the value of friendship, writing: “Because I love you more than I can say/if I could tell you I would let you know.” (If I Could Tell You, 1940).Though he became a US citizen in 1946, Auden returned to live in England towards the end of his life.
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