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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
Like so much of Eliot's work, poignant and profound in some places but dense and repetitive in others.
T. S. Eliot writes poetry that's great to read, but I sure couldn't tell you anything about it other than "those words sure are pretty."
challenging
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
T.S Eliot is considered the best poet of his time for a reason. He is a master at portraying the imperfections of life in such a manner that it just takes your breath away. He understands the trifle of what loving and losing is and how it all encompasses this thing called life. Just beautiful.
reflective
“And the stillness the dancing”
It’s the most beautiful piece of philosophy ever written.
It’s the most beautiful piece of philosophy ever written.
I think you could read this a few dozen times and get something different or new from it every time. Each piece is beautifully crafted individually, but as intended, they also function so well in tandem. I was surprised by the depth of mysticism and religiosity within; apparently this is a major divide among scholars and fans. For what it’s worth, I thought it made sense thematically and in the context of the poems.
I’d recommend this to fans of very layered pieces and those that like modernist writing.
I’d recommend this to fans of very layered pieces and those that like modernist writing.
I really do love this; T.S Eliot manages to beautifully move me into another world. Not even that, he manages to make me look at this world in another way, more beautifully. My favorite from this collection would have to be "Burnt Norton" but the others are amazing as well. He is one of those should I wish I had known.
SO GOOD!! T.S.Eliot is strangely relatable. His collection of poems is a meditation on existence, time, and movement. I am in a place where I don’t know what to do with my life, so knowing that I’m here for a good time and not a long time is comforting (and strangely motivating).
Although his poems definitely had many layers to unpack, which I am not qualified to claim that I have even scraped the surface, I felt less intimidated by this collection than Frost’s. It felt like I was having a symposium with an old friend through space and time.
Like Zoom calls before they were invent. I’m sure that T.S.Eliot would argue that time future is contained in time past, so maybe we really are having a conversation.
Although his poems definitely had many layers to unpack, which I am not qualified to claim that I have even scraped the surface, I felt less intimidated by this collection than Frost’s. It felt like I was having a symposium with an old friend through space and time.
Like Zoom calls before they were invent. I’m sure that T.S.Eliot would argue that time future is contained in time past, so maybe we really are having a conversation.