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2nd June 1951: American-English poet and playwright, TS Eliot (1888 - 1965). He wrote amongst many other things, 'The Waste Land ' and the plays, 'The Cocktail Party' and 'Murder in the Cathedral'. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5314 - Are Poets Really Necessary? - pub. 1951 (Photo by George Douglas/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Lazarus: In Memory of T.S. Eliot

By Rowan Williams. It is not despair, but rather an unflinching honesty about the real horrors of the world, that characterizes Eliot's later poems.

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