#Auden

2025-04-03

[16:45] In Rusland nemen ze de poëzie serieus; daar schieten ze de dichters dood

‘Poetry makes nothing happen’, luidt een beroemde regel van Auden. In onze, overigens onder druk staande, democratieën is dat onmiskenbaar een feit.

dvhn.nl/meningen/columns/Censu

#Auden

Sarah Farooquisarahf
2025-02-26

“Looking up at the stars, I know quite well
That, for all they care, I can go to hell,
But on earth indifference is the least
We have to dread from man or beast.”

— W. H.

Roger Gathmannrogergathmann@zirk.us
2025-01-26

Michael Murphy, Neoclassicism, Late Modernism, and W. H. Auden's 'New Year Letter'

I was prepared, as well as a human unit could be, for the worst this January. Living in Paris rather cushions me from the American shocks, but since I was born and bred a redneck, another Calibanish creole from the states, the shocks nevertheless tingle. See more here: limitedinc.blogspot.com/2025/0 #auden #poetry

Sarah Farooquisarahf
2025-01-10

“Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.”

— W.H.

Sarah Farooquisarahf
2024-11-30

“But once in a while the odd thing happens,
Once in a while the dream comes true,
And the whole pattern of life is altered,
Once in a while the moon turns blue.”

W.H.
@bookstodon

Some Bits: Nelson's Linkblogsomebitslinks@tech.lgbt
2024-11-20

The Platonic Blow: W.H. Auden's 1948 gay erotic poem. NSFW.
ronnowpoetry.com/contents/aude
#poetry #erotic #auden #1940s #lgbt #gay #+

Carolleisacarolleisa
2024-11-12

“love one another or die”

2024-07-19

In "The Island" author Nicholas Jenkins covers W.H. Auden's life and writing from childhood up to 1937.

#books #BookReview #bookstadon #literature #poetry #nonfiction #biography #Auden

mypointbeing.com/2024/07/19/th

Kasperaliteten :mastodon:/ENkzxpr@todon.eu
2024-07-11

AudenGPT: "Thrilling Sound of the Sea"
The dialogue from W.H. #Auden 's #poem "O, what is that sound" reenacted through #openai 's #ChatGPT producing a somewhat more optimistic/deceitful tone.
#literature #ai

What is that sound which so thrills the ear down in the valley drumming, drumming?

It is only the sound of the throbbing of the sleepless sea. This line is from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "The Sound of the Sea," which reflects on the perpetual and rhythmic sound of the ocean waves as they continuously crash onto the shore, resonating through the valley and captivating the listener.
What is that light I see flashing so clear over the distance brightly, brightly?

It is the light of the lighthouse gleaming across the waters, guiding sailors safely through the night. The steady and bright flash of the lighthouse serves as a beacon of hope and safety for those navigating the treacherous seas, providing a sense of direction and reassurance.
What are they doing with all that gear, what are they doing this morning, morning?

They are setting out to sea, preparing their boats for a day's work of fishing. The fishermen are busy loading their nets, checking their equipment, and ensuring everything is ready for a successful catch as they embark on their early morning voyage.
Why have they left the road down there, why are they suddenly wheeling, wheeling?

They are headed to the village fair, where the sounds of music and laughter are calling. The excitement and festive atmosphere draw them away from their usual path, as they eagerly anticipate the joys and attractions that await them at the fair.
Sarah Farooquisarahf
2024-06-01

Private faces
in public spaces
Are wiser
and nicer
Than public faces
in private places.

— W H

Sarah Farooquisarahf
2024-04-02

"The desires of the heart are as crooked as corkscrews
Not to be born is the best for man
The second best is a formal order
The dance's pattern, dance while you can"

-- WH

Sarah Farooquisarahf
2024-02-11

“Behind the corpse in the reservoir, behind the ghost on the links,
Behind the lady who dances and the man who madly drinks,
Under the look of fatigue, the attack of migraine and the sigh
There is always another story, there is more than meets the eye.”

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