A person holds a navy-colored postcard with handwritten addresses and a small American flag stamp. The postcard has a quote about a murder of crows approaching. In the background, there is a black book titled "The Origin of the Consciousness of the Brain" by Jahan Jaynes leaning against the postcard. Green foliage and white bars are visible behind the person.

Hey, you are not Nicholas Jenkins...

But did you know about his published works:

The Island presents a new picture of Auden, the poet and the man, as he explored a genteel, lyrical form of nationalism during these years. His poems reflect on a world in ruins, while cultivating visions of England as a beautiful—if morally compromised—haven. They also reflect aspects of Auden’s personal search for belonging—from his complex relationship with his father, to his quest for literary mentors, to his negotiation of the codes that structured gay life. Yet as Europe veered toward a second immolation, Auden began to realize that poetic myths centered on English identity held little potential. He left the country in 1936 for what became an almost lifelong expatriation, convinced that his role as the voice of Englishness had become an empty one.


Person holding a dark blue envelope with handwritten note inside, placed on a blue book titled 'The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind' by Julian Jaynes, with a white pen on a gray surface and green foliage in the background.