W H Auden
1907 - 1973
General Information
Bio
(1907-1973) Poet, writer, playwright. W. H. Auden lived at 77 Saint Mark’s Place, Manhattan, New York, part of each year for almost 20 years; he attended Saint Mark’s-in-the-Bowery Church.
Full Name
W H Auden
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Auden lived at 77 Saint Mark's Place, Manhattan, New York part of each year for almost 20 years; he attended Saint Mark's-in-the-Bowery Church.
1907
BIRTH
Wystan Hugh Auden was born in York, England, in 1907.
1930
LITWORK
The Poems of W. H. Auden
Faber and Faber Ltd., London, United Kingdom.
Poetry.
Faber and Faber Ltd., London, United Kingdom.
Poetry.
1936
LITWORK
Look, Stranger!
Also known as "On This Island."
Also known as "On This Island."
1937
LITWORK
Letters from Iceland
Written with Louis MacNeice.
Written with Louis MacNeice.
1940
OTHER
Auden was a frequent visitor to the community of Cherry Grove on Fire Island, New York, in the early 1940s.
1940
LITWORK
Another Time
Poetry collection.
Poetry collection.
1940
RESIDENCE
Mr. Auden lived with Benjamin Britten and Carson McCullers in a house at 7 Middagh Street, an art commune known as the February House, in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York, in 1940-1941.
1948
LITWORK
The Age of Anxiety
Long poem; winner of the 1948 Pulitzer Prize.
Long poem; winner of the 1948 Pulitzer Prize.
1955
LITWORK
The Shield Of Achilles
Winner of the National Book Award.
Winner of the National Book Award.
1965
LITWORK
About The House
Poetry collection.
Poetry collection.
1969
LITWORK
City Without Walls
Poetry.
Poetry.
1971
LITWORK
Academic Graffiti
Poetry.
Poetry.
1972
LITWORK
Epistle to a Godson, and Other Poems
1973
DEATH
W. H. Auden died in Vienna, Austria, in 1973.
1973
INTERMENT
W. H. Auden was interred at The Cemetery at Kirchstatten, Kirchstatten, Oberosterreich, Austria.
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