W. H. Auden (1907-1973)

W. H. Auden (1907-1973) was a British-born modernist poet, though he spent most of his career in the United States. His body of work is hard to characterize briefly, since it encompasses a wide variety of tones, themes, and forms. He particularly liked putting modern spins on traditional verse forms and made frequent use of irregular rhyme schemes.

Associate the following works with Auden. Read each at least once before the exam. Poems in bold should be read multiple times.

1. "Musee des Beaux Arts"
-see also William Carlos Williams, "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus"
2. "In Memory of W. B. Yeats"
3. "Lay Your Sleeping Head, My Love"