Tag Archives: Auden
Class
One of the best experiences I have had this year is teaching a poetry class. I have been an English professor for over a year now, and while I have managed to sneak poetry in to most of my classes, … Continue reading
Their Lonely Betters
Recently I taught a number of Auden’s poems to my poetry class. I was very pleased by how his work was so admired by them. One student admitted that he was looking forward to tweeting several lines. Others repeated lines … Continue reading
The More Loving One
Sometimes you can love a poem, even though you do not identify with the sentiment. This poem, and the audio recording of it by Auden (which you can find here) is incredible in the way it alines nature and emotion … Continue reading
A Few of my Favorite Lines
“When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;” – When you … Continue reading