W. H. Auden1907–1973By mourning tongues
The death of the poet was kept from his poems.Another Time (1940)When a just man dies,
Lamentation and praise,
Sorrow and joy, are one.“Elegy for J.F.K.” (22 November 1963)
W. H. Auden1907–1973W. H. Auden1907–1973By mourning tongues
The death of the poet was kept from his poems.
When a just man dies,
Lamentation and praise,
Sorrow and joy, are one.
