W.H. Auden

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…had a cool, ironic wit, yet was deeply religious. He was concerned to a greater degree than Eliot, however, with social problems. Possessed of probing psychological insight, Auden also had a supremely lyric gift. Auden's influence on the succeeding generation of poets was immense. Many critics consider Auden a master of verse; his intellectual rigor and social conscience combined with his fluid mix of styles and expert craftsmanship makes him a model of modern poetics.