1. Auden - Noun
2. Auden - Proper noun
United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973)
Source: WordNetAuden for example evoked the fragile world of the 1930s in terms echoing Odes 2.11.1–4, where Horace advises a friend not to let worries about frontier wars interfere with current pleasures. Source: Internet
Antonio, says Auden, embodies the words on Portia's leaden casket: "Who chooseth me, must give and hazard all he hath." Source: Internet
British poet W. H. Auden (1907–1973) has been described as "Rilke's most influential English disciple" and he frequently "paid homage to him" or used the imagery of angels in his work. Source: Internet
Auden also wrote one of the first unrhymed sonnets in English, "The Secret Agent" (1928). Source: Internet
By that stage Auden had long ago left the faith of his youth and had firmly put his trust in Marxism, human progress and the hopes of building the perfect society on earth. Source: Internet
As for the long-haired (or now man-bunned) English majors, they'll get their money back when the sun is dismantled and the stars are put out (phrase adapted from W.H. Auden, in case your knowledge of poetry has gotten rusty). Source: Internet