W.H. Auden's 100th Birthday

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Edward Mendelson celebrates W.H. Auden’s poetic legacy on his centennial. Edward Mendelson is the editor of W.H. Auden Selected Poems, and is Auden’s literary executor.

Events: Edward Mendelson will participate in a tribute to W. H. Auden
Along with Shirley Hazzard, Oliver Sacks, J.D. McClatchy and others
Monday, March 5th at 8 pm
The 92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue

Selected Poems is available for purchase at amazon.com

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