Collected Shorter Poems
« Back to The Book That Changed My LifeIn his lifetime a controversial, outspoken, yet enigmatic writer, W.H. Auden was once described as the Picasso of modern poetry. This volume is an introduction to the craftsmanship and originality which made him the master-poet of his generation.
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The single book that changed my view of the world more than any other book is W.H. Auden’s Collected Shorter Poems. It may be unusual for a book of poetry to have this effect, but such is the power ...

