The Unknown Citizen

Teaching Resource Catalog

The Collected Wisdom of Great Teachers

This poem examines a single life from the point of view of the state.

Author:

W. H. Auden

Source:

Poets.org

URL:

http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15549

Notes:

I have found this poem useful in talking about Marxism with students.

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