W.H. Auden

Merchant vs. Malta— No Contest: Shylock Wins!

F. Murray Abraham in <i>The Merchant of Venice</i> at The Duke.
Gerry Goodstein
F. Murray Abraham in The Merchant of Venice at The Duke.

September 11

"Poetry makes nothing happen," wrote W.H.  read more »

Disaster Calls Poetry to Action; Auden's Verses Are Back at Work

I teach two writing courses at Mt.  read more »

Auden's N.Y. Households, From Slum to Sublime

Later Auden , by Edward Mendelson.  read more »