A poet's hope: to be, like some valley cheese, local, but p… - W. H. Auden

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A poet's hope: to be, like some valley cheese, local, but prized elsewhere.

W. H. Auden

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About W. H. Auden

Wystan Hugh Auden (21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) was an Anglo-American poet known for his vast poetic work in many forms on many themes.

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Native Name: Wystan Hugh Auden

Alternative Names: Wystan Auden • Wystan H Auden • W. H. Wystan Hugh Auden

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All time spent reading is time well-spent.

So I wish you first a
Sense of theatre; only
Those who love illusion
And know it will go far:
Otherwise we spend our
Lives in a confusion
Of what we say and do with
Who we really are.

The most exciting rhythms seem unexpected and complex, the most beautiful melodies simple and inevitable.

A poet's hope: to be, like some valley cheese, local, but prized elsewhere. - W. H. Auden

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