East Village in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
W.H. Auden
Photographed By Larry Gertner, April 28, 2015
1. W.H. Auden Marker
W.H. Auden
2-21-1907 — 9-27-1973
lived here 1952-1973
“if equal affection cannot be,
let the more loving one be me”
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.
Location. 40° 43.672′ N, 73° 59.14′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in East Village. Marker is on Saint Marks Place west of 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 77 St Mark's Place, New York NY 10003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Astor Piazzolla, 1921-1992 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); General Slocum Disaster Centennial (about 500 feet away); Ottendorfer Branch of the New York Public Library (about 700 feet away); Stuyvesant Polyclinic (about 700 feet away); (Collegiate) Reformed Protestant Dutch Church (about 700 feet away); In Honor of (about 700 feet away); Frank O'Hara (1926-1966) (about 700 feet away); Site of the Fillmore East (1968-1971) (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
Also see . . . W.H. Auden. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 6, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
this page online
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 10, 2019
2. W.H. Auden Marker site
At the upper right of the entrance to La Palapa, 77 St. Mark's Place
from "My Poetic Side"
3. W.H. Auden (1907-1973)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 6, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
