
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: W. H. Auden poet lived in an adjacent house 1919-1939 Recorded plaque organisation: Birmingham Civic Society.
W. H. Auden was a prominent English-American poet known for his innovative style and social commentary; he significantly influenced twentieth-century poetry and is remembered for works like "The Orators" and "For the Time Being."
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