Poet Robert Sward writes about reading Eliot's "Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" while on board a US Navy ship bound for Korea in 1952.

Excerpt from "Painted Shadow: A Life of Vivienne Eliot" by Carole Seymour-Jones details the triangular relationship between Tom, Viv, and philosopher Bertrand Russell.

Read this 1916 review by Arthur Waugh, in which he states that the new poetry lacks beauty, and instead is written to confound. Published in the "Quarterly Review."

Read Ezra Pound s response to Arthur Waugh s review of Eliot s poetry in the "Quarterly Review." Pound defends T.S. Eliot and praises him for his inventiveness.

Written for "Poetry" in August 1917, Ezra Pound s review of T.S. Eliot s book of poems praises the poet for his original style and his conviction to create something new.

Published in 1917, this unsigned review of T.S. Eliot advises him to follow more traditional lines. Review helps in understanding the original reaction to Eliot s style.

Check out this 1917 unsigned review of T.S. Eliot s poetry, in which the critic describes the poems as catalogues of observations and wonders about their relevance.

Read Marianne Moore s assessment of T.S. Eliot, in which she approves of his honesty, noting that he does not give into sentimentality.

Poet William Carlos Williams offers this critique of T.S. Eliot s "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." Use it to explore the initial critical reception to Eliot.