Epistle to a Godson and other poems is a book of poems by W. H. Auden

W. H. Auden

Wystan Hugh Auden , who published as W. H. Auden, was an Anglo-American poet,The first definition of "Anglo-American" in the OED is: "Of, belonging to, or involving both England and America." See also the definition "English in origin or birth, American by settlement or citizenship" in See also...

, published in 1972.

This book was the last book of poems that Auden completed in his lifetime; its successor, Thank You, Fog

Thank You, Fog

Thank You, Fog: last poems by W. H. Auden is a posthumous book of poems by W. H. Auden, published in 1974.The book contains poems written mostly in 1972 and 1973; after Auden's death in September 1973 it was prepared for publication by his literary executor Edward Mendelson, who also included an...

was left unfinished at his death.

The poems included in the book were written mostly in 1968-1971. They include, in addition to the title poem, "Natural Linguistics", "Doggerel by a Senior Citizen", "Old People's Home", "Talking to Dogs", "Talking to Mice", and "Talking to Myself".

The book is dedicated to Philip Spender

Philip Spender

Philip Spender is a prominent public-sector fundraiser who has worked with Index on Censorship, the Writers and Scholars Educational Trust, and OneWorld Online. He is a trustee of the Stephen Spender Memorial Trust, and the son of the painter Nancy Spender.He was the dedicatee of W. H...

.