By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University)
W. H. Auden (1907-1973) wrote a great deal of poetry, with many of the best Auden poems being written in the 1930s. In this post, we’ve taken on the difficult task of finding the ten greatest Auden poems – difficult because, although certain poems naturally rise to the surface and proclaim their greatness, there are quite a few of those.
Here’s our top ten. Are there any classic poems by Auden that we’ve left off the list? Follow the title of each poem to read it.