Thousands have lived without love, not one without water. - W. H. Auden
#water #WHAuden

"By mourning tongues
The death of the poet was kept from his poems."

Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/w-h-au...

Reading: youtu.be/PaPFnYbSWS0?si…

✒ #WHAuden, British-American poet, playwright, and critic, #DOTD 29 September 1973. #Poetry #Literature

W. H. Auden: el poeta angloamericano que marcó el siglo XX

El 29 de septiembre de 1973, Wystan Hugh Auden falleció, completando hoy 53 años desde su partida. Su muerte, ocurrida…

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https://akerix.com/es/on-this-day/09-29-w-h-auden-1973
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W. H. Auden: the Anglo-American poet who marked the 20th century

On September 29, 1973, Wystan Hugh Auden passed away, marking today as 53 years since his departure. His death, which…

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https://akerix.com/on-this-day/09-29-w-h-auden-1973
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IF I COULD TELL YOU
By #WHAuden

Time will say nothing but I told you so,
Time only knows the price we have to pay;
If I could tell you I would let you know.

If we should weep when clowns put on their show,
If we should stumble when musicians play,
Time will say nothing but I told you so.

AAD Pre-Release v0.3.0 alert! Auden in Austria Digital now contains #WHAuden correspondence held in the #ViennaCityLibrary, including letters to Herta Staub and Felix Braun, and two poem typescripts, kept by @adz-krems.bsky.social!

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