Although born in the U.S.A., made his life and literary career in Britain, following the curtailment of a tour of Germany by the outbreak of World War I.
He came to prominence with the publication of a poem, [The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock]? in 1915. His style was fresh and modernist, in stark contrast to the much of the bucolic poetry of the time. In 1922, the publication of [The Waste Land]? became one of the principal examples of the new wave of poetry of the time.
His later work is predominantly religious in nature, and includes such works as [Ash Wednesday]? and [The Four Quartets]?. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1948.
His 1939 children's book of poetry, [Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats]?, was the basis of a highly successful Broadway musical by [Andrew Lloyd Webber]?, "Cats".
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