NPR's Scott Simon reads W.H. Auden's "September, 1, 1939," a poem that resonates with the smoke and destruction witnesses in the wake of the... 20 Years After 9/11, W.H. Auden's Poem 'September 1, ...

On the bitterly chilly night of Monday, March 5, the wood-paneled Art Deco auditorium of the 92nd Street Y was a warm place to be. For a centenary tribute to W.H. Auden (1907-73), the room was filled ...

NPR's Scott Simon reads W.H. Auden's "September, 1, 1939," a poem that resonates with the smoke and destruction witnesses in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. In the hours after the attacks of ...

In the hours after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as the smoke of destruction still lingered in the very air we breathed, I was reminded of W. H. Auden's poem "September 1, 1939" and read from it on ...

NPR's Scott Simon reads W.H. Auden's "September, 1, 1939," a poem that resonates with the smoke and destruction witnesses in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.