A review by irishdrew83
The Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. Eliot

2.0

When the conversation turns to poets of the twentieth century, one name always included is T.S. Eliot. The poet is famous to new audiences from his appearance in Bob Dylan’s “Desolation Row,” and the concept and poems which became the hit Broadway musical Cats. Like many of his peers, Eliot’s poetry makes up many anthologies and collections. The one I’ll review today, originally published in 1922 is The Waste Land and Other Poems. There’s plenty of academic analysis depending upon the edition read, but all of that is meaningless. It’s a poetry collection, so let’s get to the poems. As I read each poem, I made a few brief notes as to my initial thoughts...

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