While he had plenty of other successes, the Harvard-educated Eliot’s career was defined by this insightful, at times satirical look at life.
“April is the cruelest month” begins “The Waste Land,” T.S. Eliot’s most famous poem. Published in the post-World War I era, it explores themes of loss and sacrifice. While he had plenty of other successes, the Harvard-educated Eliot’s career was defined by this insightful, at times satirical look at life.