W. H. Auden

Wystan Hugh Auden (February 21, 1907 – September 29, 1973) was an English poet and critic, widely regarded as among the most influential and important writers of the 20th century. He spent the first part of his life in the United Kingdom, but emigrated to the United States of America in 1939, becoming an American citizen in 1946.

Further reading

• Humphrey Carpenter. W. H. Auden: a biography (1981)
• Richard Davenport-Hines. Auden (1995)
• Edward Mendelson. Early Auden (1981)
• Edward Mendelson. Later Auden (1999)
• Norman Page Auden and Isherwood: The Berlin Years (2000)
• Thekla Clark. "Wystan and Chester: A Personal Memoir of W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman" (1996)
• Dorothy J. Farnan. "Auden in Love" (1985)