The book includes "Barcarolle" (barcarolle), a poem from Auden's libretto for Igor Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress, the only poem in the book that did not appear in Auden's later collections.
The book includes "Barcarolle" (barcarolle), a poem taken from Auden's opera libretto for Igor Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress, the sole poem in the book that did not appear in Auden's later anthologies.