The panel examines three poems by W. H. Auden, including his much-anthologised and potentially ironic ‘Funeral Blues’, the literary biography ‘A Thanksgiving’, and the seasonally-appropriate conclusion to ‘For the Time Being: A Christmas Oratorio’.

– Thoughtful Analysis of Essential Literature
The panel examines three poems by W. H. Auden, including his much-anthologised and potentially ironic ‘Funeral Blues’, the literary biography ‘A Thanksgiving’, and the seasonally-appropriate conclusion to ‘For the Time Being: A Christmas Oratorio’.