Journey to the WastelandsWho is the magnificent Thomas Stearns Eliot or TS Eliot for short? Besides being distantly related to former Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, he was an incredible poet. Eliot had emerged from his mother's womb writing on September 23, 1888 in the small town of St. Louis, Missouri (Murphy 3). You can call him "the man who virtually invented the idea of ​​separating the poet from the poem and the life and times of the work was subjected to further analysis and interpretation" (Murphy 3) . His mother Charlotte influenced him because she “was a schoolteacher” and was always teaching students (Murphy 3). TS Eliot grew up in a very active community along the Mississippi River that “shaped Eliot’s poetry and strong sense of place” (Murphy 3). The fact that Thomas was so active and widely known throughout his community gave him an impetus toward writing poetry. He studied at Harvard University and majored in Sanskrit. The Letters of TS Eliot are among his greatest literary successes. He wrote numerous poems, plays and wrote sketches. As they say good things must come to an end, TS Eliot was pronounced dead on January 4, 1955 due to emphysema. Thomas Stearns Eliot was a strong voice within the modernist movement, "the birth of modernism in poetry is generally defined by the publication date...The movement began in the late 19th century after World War I and continued until 'in the mid-1900s.' no matter what medium, be in the novel, poetry or even a play, which freely and enthusiastically... middle of article... Both poems by TS Eliot were influenced by the era of modernism, through the disillusionment which is overcome by restoration. Classics Division. December 22, 2004. University of Kentucky. April 11, 2007. “Journey to the Magi” Poetry for students. Ed. Marie Rose Napierkowski and Mary Ruby. Flight. 1. Detroit: Gale, 1998. 108-125. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. February 27, 2014. “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” » Poetry for Ed students Marie Rose Napierkowski and Mary Ruby. Vol 1. Detroit: Gale, 1998. 96-114. Web. February 27, 2014. Murphy, Russell Elliott. TS Eliot: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work New York: Facts on File, 2007. Print. Riquelme, John Paul Pasadena, California: Salem P., 2010.