Dear all,

This session and next will be devoted to study of one of W.H.Auden´s most famous poems "September 1, 1939" . You´ll find the poem in the following link


http://www.poemdujour.com/Sept1.1939.html



After reading it discuss the following questions:
1. What do you think the last two lines of the second stanza refer to?
2. What political and historical events does the poems address?
3. What attitudes towards patriotism does the poem take?
4. What do you think the poet means by

"The strength of Collective Man"
"Out of the mirror they state, Imperialism´s face. And the international wrong".
"There is no such thing as the State"

5. What is the relevance of this poem to our times?

See you,
Claudia