T.S. Eliot
Thomas Stearns Eliot, a major poet in the Modernist movement, was also an essayist, publisher, playwright, and literary and social critic. Born in St. Louis, Eliot he moved to England in 1914 at the age of 25 and became a British subject in 1927.
Old Possum's Book of Practical CatsThese whimsical poems by modernist T.S. Eliot were originally written for Eliot's godchildren. The collected poems were eventually adapted by Andrew Lloyd Webber for the musical Cats.
The Waste LandConsidered a classic of Modernist literature, this unpredictable poem is a collage of voices and languages that explores British society and myths of devastated civilizations.
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