1907 – 1973 · United Kingdom
W. H. Auden was an English-American poet regarded as one of the foremost figures of twentieth-century poetry in English. He left a deep influence with poems exploring politics, love, religion, and morality.
“Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.”
— 가장 많이 사랑받은 명언
“내가 좋아하거나 존경하는 사람들의 공통분모는 찾을 수 없지만, 내가 사랑하는 사람들의 공통된 특징은 찾을 수 있다. 그들은 나를 웃게 만든다.”