Modern-ish Poets Live! T. S. Eliot

On the centenary of the publication of Eliot’s ‘The Waste Land’ in book form, Mark and Seamus finish the second series of Modern-ish Poets by considering how revolutionary the poem was, the numerous meanings that have been drawn out of it, and its lasting influence. To listen to series one of Modern-ish Poets and all our other Close Readings series, sign up here: Directly in Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pJoFPq In other podcast apps: https://lrb.me/closereadings Further reading on Eliot in the LRB: Frank Kermode: https://lrb.me/kermodeeliotpod Dan Jacobson: https://lrb.me/jacobsoneliotpod Barbara Everett: https://lrb.me/everetteliotpod Mark Ford: https://lrb.me/fordeliotpod Terry Eagleton: https://lrb.me/eagletoneliotpod Series one of Modern-ish Poets looks at Philip Larkin, W. H. Auden, Elizabeth Bishop, Thomas Hardy, Stevie Smith, A. E. Housman, Wallace Stevens, Sylvia Plath, Seamus Heaney and Robert Lowell. This episode was first published on the LRB Podcast in December 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices