“A poet […] may talk nonsense, but it will probably be interesting nonsense.” HumorSelf DeprecationArs Poetica Author:W.H. Auden
“Whatever else it may or may not be, I want every poem I write to be a hymn in praise of the English language.” Ars Poetica Author:W.H. Auden
“Life is fleeting and full of sorrow and no words can prevent the brave and the beautiful from dying or annihilate a grief. What poetry can do is transform the real world into an imaginary one which is godlike in its permanence and beauty, providing a picture of life which is worthy of imitation as far as it is possible.” Ars Poetica Author:W.H. Auden
“My name on the title-page seems a pseudonym for someone else, someone talented but near the border of sanity...” WritingMaturityDissociationArs Poetica Author:W.H. Auden