Duboce Triangle in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
W.H. Auden
— Rainbow Honor Walk —
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 24, 2021
1. W.H. Auden Marker
Erected 2019 by Rainbow Honor Walk.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Rainbow Honor Walk series list.
Location. 37° 45.899′ N, 122° 25.945′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Duboce Triangle. Marker is on Market Street east of Noe Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Francisco CA 94114, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Quentin Crisp (within shouting distance of this marker); Marie Equi (within shouting distance of this marker); Freddie Mercury (within shouting distance of this marker); Alvin Ailey (within shouting distance of this marker); Audre Lorde (within shouting distance of this marker); Gladys Bentley (within shouting distance of this marker); Maurice Sendak (within shouting distance of this marker); Divine (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.
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1. W.H. Auden (Poetry Foundation).
'English poet, playwright, critic, and librettist Wystan Hugh Auden exerted a major influence on the poetry of the 20th century. Auden grew up in Birmingham, England and was known for his extraordinary intellect and wit. His first book, Poems, was published in 1930 with the help of T.S. Eliot. Just before World War II broke out, Auden emigrated to the United States where he met the poet Chester Kallman, who became his lifelong lover. Auden won the Pulitzer Prize in 1948 for The Age of Anxiety. Much of his poetry is concerned with moral issues and evidences a strong political, social, and psychological context. While the teachings of Marx and Freud weighed heavily in his early work, they later gave way to religious and spiritual influences.... Auden’s poetry is considered versatile and inventive, ranging from the tersely epigrammatic to book-length verse, and incorporating a vast range of scientific knowledge.... Today he is considered one of the most skilled and creative mid-20th century poets who regularly wrote in traditional rhyme and meter.'(Submitted on November 30, 2021.)
2. Wystan Hugh Auden - As I Walked Out One Evening (1937) (YouTube, 2.5 min.). "W.H. Auden reads his thought-provoking lyric 'As I Walked Out One
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 24, 2021
2. W.H. Auden Marker - wide view
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
