Auden

[ awd-n ]

noun

1. W(ys·tan) H(ugh) [wis, -t, uh, n], 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.

Auden

/ ˈɔːdən /

noun

1. AudenW(ystan) H(ugh)19071973MUSEnglishWRITING: poetTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: criticMUSIC: librettist W ( ystan ) H ( ugh ). 1907–73, US poet, dramatist, critic, and librettist, born in Britain; noted for his lyric and satirical poems and for plays written in collaboration with Christopher Isherwood

Example Sentences

Auden or a passage from Don DeLillo to underscore an idea about politics.

From Los Angeles Times

Auden: "Those to whom evil is done / Do evil in return."

From Salon

Auden and Chester Kallman, or the musical comedy presented by the Public Theater in 2013, with songs by Michael Friedman, Dehnert’s version does not use its songs to deepen character and propel the story.

From New York Times

Auden was again under consideration, according to newspaper reports, and apparently the bookies' favourite.

From BBC

Auden poem, “If I Could Tell You,” at school, she said.

From New York Times