8 thoughts on “Voices from the Grave #59: T.S. Eliot Reading ‘The Waste Land’”

1. I like to hear the poets read their own work – they know it best. Looked up this poem in my Norton Anthology and will read it again. Thanks, maedez.

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   • You are welcome. I am fascinated by the reality of their voices versus what I had in my head.

     Love it or hate it, The Waste Land is one of the most important English-language poems of the last century.

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     • I will read it and give you my opinion, for what it’s worth.

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     • I am always interested in other people’s opinions. 🙂

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     • You are a rarity, although I must admit I like to listen to them, too, if they are well thought out and rational.

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     • Well, being open enough to listen isn’t the same thing as agreeing with said opinions or even finding them valid.

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2. where’s the part about that one cat with the funny name?

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   • Tee hee.

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