"Where is the Life we have lost in living?"

Eliot as guide to the modern world

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I enjoyed interpreting John Berryman’s poem “Dream Song 29” a few weeks ago, and so I thought I’d take the time to interpret some short sections from my favorite poet, T.S. Eliot. Here I want to focus on his work, “Choruses from The Rock,” a long poem which is a meditation on the Church and the modern city, particularly…