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Yes, Orwell did know Auden was gay. There is a reference to "Nancy poets" in The Road to Wigan Pier when he is describing the miserable working conditions experienced by Yorkshire coal miners. It is clearly derogatory, although Orwell also criticises himself and the Archbishop of Canterbury among others for being beneficiaries of social injustice. His conclusion being "that it is only because miners sweat their guts out that superior persons can remain superior."
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There was a young man in 🇺🇦
Who saw that it started to rain.
He said with a shout
Does anyone doubt?
We can stop all this rain with our brain? 🧠
Cathleen Ni Houlihan was a play, not a poem. I enjoyed the discussion, thanks.
What a beautiful conversation
Hello. Other than war and death, what would you say are other themes present in the poem?
"Homophobically tinged?". Oh, please... This was long before PC. Would Orwell even have known Auden was gay?
Yes, Orwell did know Auden was gay. There is a reference to "Nancy poets" in The Road to Wigan Pier when he is describing the miserable working conditions experienced by Yorkshire coal miners. It is clearly derogatory, although Orwell also criticises himself and the Archbishop of Canterbury among others for being beneficiaries of social injustice. His conclusion being "that it is only because miners sweat their guts out that superior persons can remain superior."
influence of st John Perse still present