false 142080 8 Published two years before his death, this collection includes all of Eliot's poetry that he wished to preserve. 756454 1963 Collected Poems 1909-1962 (Centenary Edition) total:538|5:294|4:187|3:50|2:3|1:4| 538 2378 701 38 5 1 false false Sat Jan 05 17:22:24 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 17:31:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 17 09:17:32 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 05:28:40 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 16:06:50 -0800 2008
SWEENEY AMONG THE NIGHTINGALES

Apeneck Sweeney spreads his knees
Letting his arms hang down to laugh,
The zebra stripes along his jaw
Swelling to maculate giraffe.

The circles of the stormy moon ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Sat Sep 01 05:52:55 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 01 06:09:10 -0700 2007
T. S. Eliot has some lovely pieces that can be read on their own, wit...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 13 11:17:54 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 11:28:08 -0700 2009
Yes, some of his images are a little over the top, but the poems that are slam dunks such as "Journey of the Magi," "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," "Whispers of...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 26 00:36:03 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 00:39:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 29 10:15:39 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 10:18:46 -0700 2009 Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.
]]> 0 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 10 02:16:17 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 03:56:09 -0800 2008 escapism of the wordplay here. Here's one of my favourite passages,
from a poem titled "Burnt Norton from Four Quartets." (You must read
it aloud to get the full effect.)

Time present and time past
Are b...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 07 16:48:28 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 16:49:28 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 04 13:50:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 13:52:00 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Apr 08 18:26:44 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 18:27:36 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 22:00:04 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 22:00:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 11 13:00:17 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 13:01:02 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 10:31:10 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 12:32:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 27 14:59:12 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 14:59:28 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Mar 20 19:46:29 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 19:46:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 22 19:38:16 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 19:38:16 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 31 10:56:45 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 15 09:38:56 -0800 2009
In this volume I especially enjoyed "The Love Song of J. ALfred...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 02 14:58:35 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 11:12:36 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 14:58:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 25 19:21:07 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 19:26:14 -0700 2008 sometimes too sharp for my tender hands
but i appreciate the tartness of his scathing vision...
i imagine him writing with a skewer in his hand, jabbing it in the direction of anyone coming near him, but to protect a thin skin, a frog like fra...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 14:04:20 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 08:56:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=119226