Under Which Lyre
July 6, 2023This Lunar Beauty
July 6, 2023Three Short Poems
“The underground roads
Are, as the dead prefer them,
Always tortuous.”
“When he looked the cave in the eye,
Hercules
Had a moment of doubt.”
Leaning out over
The dreadful precipice,
One contemptuous tree.”
W.H. Auden
W.H. Auden (1907-1973) was an English-American poet who is considered one of the most important writers of the 20th century. Auden's poetry often explored themes of love, politics, and morality, and his most famous works include "Funeral Blues" and "September 1, 1939." He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1948.