Аукцион Bidspirit | AUDEN W. H.: (1907-1973)

AUDEN W. H.: (1907-1973) - AUDEN W. H.: (1907-1973) British-American poet. A.L.S., Wystan Auden , one page, 4to, Kirchstetten, Austria, 1 st October n.y., to Mr. Brusar. Auden states that he had thrown away the envelope of his correspondent's letter 'and then found that you had not put the address on your letter itself, so I hope you will receive this' and continues to express his concern that he has not received the new Sop poems and asks where they were sent to, further writing 'Struga was quite fun. The mistake they make is in inviting too many poets. We have a yearly International Poetry Festival in London, which lasts for three evenings. We invite about ten poets (one year Popa was one) so that each gets a chance to present a fair sample of his work. At Struga there were about 250!' . In concluding Auden congratulates Brusar on his new job, remarking 'So far as I can gather, there is in your country, thank God, no Party line on literature' . A letter of good content and association. VG   Branko S. Brusar - Serbo-Croatian translator who, with Auden, translated various poems by Nikola Sop in the early and mid-1960s, some of which appeared in Encounter and others in the Zagreb periodical The Bridge. A volume of the translations, Auden's Sop , was published in 1997.   Nikola Sop (1904-1982) Yugoslav poet.   Vasko Popa (1922-1991) Serbian poet.   The Struga Poetry Evenings is an international festival held annually in Struga, North Macedonia, since 1961. From 1966 the festival has presented a Gold Wreath Award, of which Auden was the recipient in 1971.