Poetry Quote by W.H. Auden — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Defenceless under the night”

“no poet can know what his poem is going to be like until he has written it.”

“The religious definition of truth is not that it is universal but that it is absolute.”

“SEPTEMBER 1, 1939”

“Base words are uttered only by the base”

“Poetry might be defined as the clear expression of mixed feelings.”

“My heart born naked”

“Nobody the dead man & Nobody the living”

“We swallowed the chaos because we knew we didn't want to be ordinary.”

“Tristețea mea aude nenăscuții câini”

“And here face down beneath the sun”

“If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.”