Auden

[awd-n]

noun

W(ys·tan) H(ugh)

[wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/, 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.

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Contemporary Examples of auden

The poet Auden said, “Thousands have lived without love; none without water.”
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Sylvia A. Earle
August 15, 2014
Proust liked to have two cups with milk, but Auden, quite to the contrary, only took one.
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Alexander Aciman
May 9, 2013

Historical Examples of auden

Life, said Auden Spoon-bill, is pretty fine, no matter how it is arranged.
My Friend Annabel Lee
Mary MacLane
Then along the bank from the direction of the date palms came Auden Spoon-bill, he who had gone to Delilahs heart.
My Friend Annabel Lee
Mary MacLane
Auden Spoon-bill went along parallel to the shore of the river until he saw Delilah standing in the pale green water.
My Friend Annabel Lee
Mary MacLane

British Dictionary definitions for auden

Auden

noun

W (ystan) H (ugh). 1907–73, US poet, dramatist, critic, and librettist, born in Britain; noted for his lyric and satirical poems and for plays written in collaboration with Christopher Isherwood

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