Tag Archives: T. S. Eliot

“Any radical change in poetic form is likely to be the symptom of some very much deeper change in society and in the individual.”

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Kate Stover

What a crank T. S. Eliot must have been! He is the champion of contradiction. Consider this: his difficult and complex poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” revolutionized poetry, and many consider it to be a prime example … Continue reading →

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“Do I dare disturb the universe?”

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Tony Herman

Of all of the divisive people in history, T. S. Eliot ranks at the top of the list in the literary world. Some find “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” incomprehensible, fragmented, and boring.  Some consider it an inspired … Continue reading →

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