Joseph Auslander

Joseph Auslander (11 October 1897, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 22 June 1965, Coral Gables, Florida) was an American poet, anthologist, translator of poems, and novelist. Auslander was appointed the first Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1937 and 1941.

 

Life

Auslander was married to Audrey Wurdemann, a Pulitzer Prize winner in poetry; they lived at 3117 35th Street Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Cathedral Heights neighborhood.

Their papers are held at the University of Miami.

Poems by this Poet

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96. To Antonio of Ferrara Who, in an Elegy, Had Prematurely Mourned Petrarch's Death - 5 September 2014
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17. Wherein He Likens Himself to a Moth - 5 September 2014
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Edict 19 May 2014
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273. Wherein He Bitterly Recalls His Blindness at Farewell - 5 September 2014
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112. Wherein He Recalls the First Sight of Laura and Love - 5 September 2014
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31. An 'Elegant' Note Excusing Himself for Delaying His Return - 5 September 2014
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Walk of the Worm 19 May 2014
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290. Wherein His Foolish Heart Is Forced Cruelly to Recall the Date of Her Death - 5 September 2014
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I Know It Will be Quiet When You Come 29 November 2013
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208. Wherein He Hopes He May Die Before Laura - 5 September 2014
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