It’s a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much …

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It’s a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it. — W. H. Auden

Tags: Art, Money, Culture, W. H. Auden, English, Poet

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W. H. Auden : English Poet
Born: February 21, 1907
Died: September 29, 1973

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