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:552|5:305|4:189|3:51|2:3|1:4| 552 2444 729 40 142080 0151189781 9780151189786 503 34 4.43 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142080.Collected_Poems_1909_1962 5 1 false Sat Jan 05 17:22:24 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 17:31:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 119226 0571105483 9780571105489 40 5 4.43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171775328m/119226.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119226.Collected_Poems_1909_1962 3 0 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...]]> 142080 0151189781 9780151189786 503 34 4.43 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142080.Collected_Poems_1909_1962 4 0 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...]]> 142080 0151189781 9780151189786 503 34 4.43 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142080.Collected_Poems_1909_1962 5 0 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...]]> 142080 0151189781 9780151189786 503 34 4.43 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142080.Collected_Poems_1909_1962 3 0 false Thu Feb 26 00:36:03 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 00:39:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 142080 0151189781 9780151189786 503 34 4.43 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142080.Collected_Poems_1909_1962 5 0 false Sun Mar 29 10:15:39 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 10:18:46 -0700 2009 Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.
]]> 142080 0151189781 9780151189786 503 34 4.43 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142080.Collected_Poems_1909_1962 0 0 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
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In this volume I especially enjoyed "The Love Song of J. ALfred...more...]]> 119226 0571105483 9780571105489 40 5 4.43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171775328m/119226.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119226.Collected_Poems_1909_1962 4 0 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...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=142080