Wystan Hugh Auden, One of the Most Famous LGBT Poets In History

Poetry brings love to life and these incredible poets immortalized their love in their writings. Though many were afraid of persecution and hid their sexual orientation, others boldly came out in a time when homosexuality was completely condemned. Here we take a look at 10 of the greatest gay or bisexual figures in classic literature.

W. H. Auden

Wystan Hugh Auden was born in 1907, and is regarded as one of the greatest writers of the 20^th century. His poetry focuses on love, religion and relationships between humans and nature. As a child, he attended St. Edmunds School where he first met Christopher Isherwood. He was reintroduced to Isherwood in 1925, who then became Auden’s literary mentor. In the 1930s, the two fell in love and maintained a sexual relationship in intervals, along with having relationships with other people. In 1939, Isherwood moved away and Auden rarely saw him. After that, Auden met Chester Kallman who was his lover for the next two years, and according to Auden, they were married.

 

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