Austin Kleon — W.H. Auden, “Their Lonely Betters,” Nones...

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W.H. Auden, “Their Lonely Betters,” Nones (1951)

My friend Alan recited this aloud to me in my backyard yesterday and it was just perfect.

Can you spot the allusion to Robert Frost?

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