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WHAuden's birth centenary next year, why is the BBC doing nothing about it but made a fuss about Betjemen?


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I'm guessing it has to do with the fact that Betjeman was poet laureate, and Auden wasn't.

I think it's rather a poor reason, since being poet laureate isn't the best indicator of quality, but I think that's what it is. There's also the fact that Auden buggered off to America and became a US citizen! ;)

It's a shame, whatever the reason.