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"If I Could Tell You" by W.H. Auden (poetry reading)

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Uploaded by on Oct 1, 2009

This poem was published and probably written in 1940, when the future and the consequences of actions were most unpredictable.

The picture is of Auden with Christopher Isherwood at about the same time as he wrote this poem.

"Time Unveiling Truth" was painted by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo in about 1745

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  • I am a fan of the reader. But how many smokes a day does is he on?

  • @FirmlyHanded Well thanks. I need all the fans I can get. Appreciation really helps a lot. I haven't had a cigarette for at least 40 years, nor do I drink much. I would if I could. The vices I have don't affect my voice - er ... unless it's the testosterone...

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  • stunning ........

    

  • love every bit of it

  • Is it just me or does Time look an awful lot like Buk?

  • A great reading. But I'm wondering if "If I could Tell You" is the right title. My anthology of Auden poems lists it as "But I Can't".

  • brilliant poem love it

  • perfect reading

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