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W.H. Auden was born
W.H Auden was born in Yorkshire, England, and grew up in Birmingham, England -
Auden and his family moves to brimingham
When Auden turned one years old his family moved from Yorkshire to Birmingham, England -
Auden started elementary
Auden started elmentray at the age of 8 and attended ST. Edmund's Prepartory. Also during this time the second year of the first world war was going on -
Auden started middle school
Auden starts middle school at Norfolk -
The spark
in Feb on 1920 Auden discovered T.S eliot who is consider to be one of the 20th century greatest poets. also during this time there was a rapid transformation in the British society. -
Auden starts college
Auden attended college at Christ Church, Oxford. he was granted scholarships in biology but when he attended the school he focused on poetry. Also during this time, the gold standard was re-introduced by Winston Churchill -
Travel
In 1928 he moved to Berlin Germany. This was partly because of rebellion against English repressiveness. During this time he also traveled around China, Iceland, And Scotland -
First book of poems
Auden's very first book of poems was printed privately in 1928. Then in 1930, it became popular. -
Hobbies
One of his many secret hobbies was to write plays. During this time he wrote more than 400 pieces and librettos. During this time there was a global economic crisis that hit. Germany could o longer pay the war debts stipulated in the Versailles peace treaty -
The meaning of his poems
during the 1930s some of Auden's poems reflected his travels and his liking for the works of Karl Marx and Signund Freud. -
marriage
W.H. Auden married Erika Mann on july 12, 1936. Erika Mann is the daughter of German novelist Thomas Mann. -
Moved to U.S.A.
Auden moved to the US (Brooklyn) in 1939 with his friend Christopher Isherwood. -
World War 2
Right after Auden got settled in the US world war 2 had just erupted. Although he did not take part in the war it did inspire a lot of his poetry and plays -
First poems in America
Audens first book of poems that he created in America were called "Another Time " made in 1940 -
Got U.S.A citizenships
When Auden moved to american he lived in brookland heights until 1946 when his citizenship was finalized -
Pulitzer prize
In 1948 Aude won the Pulitzer Prize of his poem The Age of Anxiety. This poem was so long that it was slipt into six parts -
National Book award
Auden won the National Book Award in poetry in 1956 -
death
W.H. Auden dies on September 29,1973 in Vienna Austria b