Prufrock is 110

This June marks 110 years since T. S. Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock was first published, in the June 1915 edition of Harriet Monroe’s Poetry magazine, a milestone in the history of poetry in English. To celebrate this anniversary, the actor Freddie Fox recites the poem (having memorised it) and chats with James Lever of Dead Poets Live about Prufrock and learning poetry by heart.

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T. S. Eliot at Faber event at London Review of Books

Next month the London Review of Books will host an event to mark the 100th anniversary of T. S Eliot entering the world of publishing.

On 23 April 1925, Eliot was officially invited by Geoffrey Faber to join the newly founded publishing house of Faber & Gwyer. READ

T. S. Eliot Society (UK) Annual Lecture 2024

Richard Harries is to give the T. S. Eliot Society’s Annual Lecture this year. The lecture, titled Eliot, Auden and the enjoyment of life, will be given at Newnham College, Cambridge on Thursday 24th October at 5:30pm, and will be followed by a drinks reception. READ