WH Auden

Quick Facts

Full Name	WH Auden
Occupation	Poet
Date Of Birth	Feb 21, 1907(1907-02-21)
Age	117
Date Of Death	1973-09-29
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aquarius

WH Auden Biography

WH Auden is one of the most popular and richest Poet who was born on February 21, 1907 in England, United Kingdom. A prolific English-born poet He is regarded as one of the best writers of the 20th century. The most well-known of his poems are “Funeral Blues,” “Musee des Beaux Arts,” and “The Unknown Citizen.”

He worked along with He collaborated with Christopher Isherwood throughout his career. throughout his career.

A homosexual, he started an affair lasting two years with the poet A homosexual, he began a two-year romantic relationship with poet Chester Kallman in 1939. He also had both a literary and an occasionally romantic relationship with Christopher Isherwood. In 1935, he married German author and actress, Erika Mann, for the sole purpose of securing her British citizenship. in 1939. He also had an academic and a romance with Christopher Isherwood. He was married in 1935. was married German actor and author Erika Mann, with solely the purpose of securing his British citizenship.

WH Auden Net Worth

WH Auden is one of the richest Poet from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, WH Auden 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student of English in Christ Church, Oxford. T.S. Eliot along with Faber & Faber published his first collection of poetry Poems in 1930.

He composed his famous poetry, “Funeral Blues,” also called “Stop All the Clocks,” in 1938.

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WH Ranked on the list of most popular Poet. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. WH Auden celebrates birthday on February 21 of every year.

What is W. H. Auden's most famous poem?

1. ‘ Stop all the clocks ‘. Also known as ‘Funeral Blues’, this poem, one of Auden’s ‘Twelve Songs’ originally published in 1936, needs no introduction, perhaps. Since it was recited in the funeral in the 1994 film Four Weddings and a Funeral, it achieved worldwide fame and brought Auden’s poetry to a whole new audience.

What is W. H. Auden famous for?

W.H. Auden was a poet, author and playwright. Auden was a leading literary influencer in the 20th century. Known for his chameleon-like ability to write poems in almost every verse form , Auden’s travels in countries torn by political strife influenced his early works. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1948.

Who was W. H. Auden's lover?

Around this time, Auden met the poet Chester Kallman , who became his lover for the next two years (Auden described their relation as a “marriage” that began with a cross-country “honeymoon” journey).

Why did W. H. Auden write Funeral Blues?

The poem was five stanzas long when it first appeared in the 1936 verse play The Ascent of F6, written by Auden and Christopher Isherwood. It was written as a satiric poem of mourning for a political leader. In the play, the poem was put to music by the composer Benjamin Britten and read as a blues work.

Why did W. H. Auden write Stop all the clocks?

Curiously, ‘Stop All the Clocks’ began life as a piece of burlesque sending up blues lyrics of the 1930s: Auden originally wrote it for a play he was collaborating on with Christopher Isherwood, The Ascent of F6 (1936) , which wasn’t entirely serious (although it was billed as a tragedy).