T.S.+Eliot


 * T.S. Eliot **

__Poems__ An Examples of T.S. Eliot's poems are "The Waste Land", and " The Love Song of Alfred J. Prufrock"

__Life Before Becoming A Poet__ T.S. Eliot was born on September 26, 1888.11The T.S. in his name stood for Thomas Stearns. He lived in St. Louis until the age of 18, and he graduated from Harvard University. In 1914, T.S. Eliot settled in England, shortly after graduating. A year later, in 1915, he married a woman named Vivienne Haigh-Wood

__Why Poetry?__ While studying furthermore in England, a poet named Erza Pound recognized his talent for poetry. After hearing that he had a knack for poetry, T.S. Eliot began practicing, meanwhile keeping his style of writing very similar to Pound's work. __Eliot's Style of Writing__ T.S. Eliot's first poetry book was called Prufrock and Other Observations, and it was written in what was known as the contemporary-literary taste. Over the course of about five years, T.S. Eliot kept writing his poems, however he began slightly changing the style in which he wrote, and people soon adopted his style. __Wives of Eliot__ After becoming a British citizen in 1927, Eliot's first wife Vivienne died in 1946. In 1956, he married his 30 year old secretary, but not before he won the Nobel Prize in 1948. Sadly, he died in 1965, but his poetic legacy still exists today!

__T.S. Eliot Pictures__

__Growltiger's Last Stand__
Growltiger was a Bravo Cat, who lived upon a barge; In fact he was the roughest cat that ever roamed at large. From Gravesend up to Oxford he pursued his evil aims, Rejoicing in his title of "The Terror of the Thames." His manners and appearance did not calculate to please; His coat was torn and seedy, he was baggy at the knees; One ear was somewhat missing, no need to tell you why, And he scowled upon a hostile world from one forbidding eye. The cottagers of Rotherhithe knew something of his fame, At Hammersmith and Putney people shuddered at his name. They would fortify the hen-house, lock up the silly goose, When the rumour ran along the shore: GROWLTIGER'S ON THE LOOSE! Woe to the weak canary, that fluttered from its cage; Woe to the pampered Pekinese, that faced Growltiger's rage. Woe to the bristly Bandicoot, that lurks on foreign ships, And woe to any Cat with whom Growltiger came to grips! But most to Cats of foreign race his hatred had been vowed; To Cats of foreign name and race no quarter was allowed. The Persian and the Siamese regarded him with fear - Because it was a Siamese had mauled his missing ear. Now on a peaceful summer night, all nature seemed at play, The tender moon was shining bright, the barge at Molesey lay. All in the balmy moonlight it lay rocking on the tide - And Growltiger was disposed to show his sentimental side. His bucko mate, Grumbuskin, long since had disappeared, For to the Bell at Hampton he had gone to wet his beard; And his bosun, Tumblebrutus, he too had stol'n away - In the yard behind the Lion he was prowling for his prey. In the forepeak of the vessel Growltiger sat alone, Concentrating his attention on the Lady Griddlebone. And his raffish crew were sleeping in their barrels and their bunks - As the Siamese came creeping in their sampans and their junks. Growltiger had no eye or ear for aught but Griddlebone, And the Lady seemed enraptured by his manly baritone, Disposed to relaxation, and awaiting no surprise - But the moonlight shone reflected from a thousand bright blue eyes. And closer still and closer the sampans circled round, And yet from all the enemy there was not heard a sound. The lovers sang their last duet, in danger of their lives - For the foe was armed with toasting forks and cruel carving knives. Then Gilbert gave the signal to his fierce Mongolian horde; With a frightful burst of fireworks the Chinks they swarmed aboard. Abandoning their sampans, and their pullaways and junks, They battened down the hatches on the crew within their bunks. Then Griddlebone she gave a screech, for she was badly skeered; I am sorry to admit it, but she quickly disappeared. She probably escaped with ease, I'm sure she was not drowned - But a serried ring of flashing steel Growltiger did surround. The ruthless foe pressed forward, in stubborn rank on rank; Growltiger to his vast surprise was forced to walk the plank. He who a hundred victims had driven to that drop, At the end of all his crimes was forced to go ker-flip, ker-flop. Oh there was joy in Wapping when the news flew through the land; At Maidenhead and Henley there was dancing on the strand. Rats were roasted whole at Brentford, and at Victoria Dock, And a day of celebration was commanded in Bangkok.

__Bibliographies__ Information found at the following sources:

-Paschen, Elise, Rebekah Presson. Mosby, and Charles Osgood. "T.S. Eliot." //Poetry Speaks: Hear Great Poets Read Their Work from Tennyson to Plath//. Naperville, IL: Source MediaFusion, 2001. 104-13. Print. -"T.S. Eliot." //Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More//. Academy of American Poets., 2011. Web. 15 Dec. 2011. []. Pictures for front page and video are cited below:

-Chadwick, Nigel. //Thames River//. 2010. Photograph. Geography of the U.K., Great Britain. -Morrell, Lady Ottoline. //T.S. Eliot//. 1923. Photograph. -Rouw, Matthijs. //Intimidation//. 2007. Photograph. //-Green Doors//. 2008. Photograph. Virginia Holocaust Museum, Richmond. -Ross. //'Tenacious', Tall Ships Belfast 2009//. 2009. Photograph. Belfast. -Yoshioka, Jem. //One-eye Is Bad//. 2009. Photograph. New Zealand. -Wilson, Pip. //Canary at Home//. 2006. Photograph. Sandy Beach.

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