The Essential T.S. Eliot

A selection of the most significant and enduring poems from one ofthe twentieth century’s major writers, chosen and introduced by Vijay Seshadri, performed by T.S. Eliot,Vijay Seshadri, Daniel Halpern, Willem Dafoe, Natasha Trethewey, MeghanO'Rourke, Natalie Diaz, Frank Bidart, Joy Harjo, Rosanna Warren, EmilyJungmin Yoon, Tracy K. Smith, Nicole Sealey, Jorie Graham, Kevin Young, LouiseGlück, Eileen Myles, Carol Muske-Dukes, Campbell McGrath, Robert Hass, andMonica Youn.T.S. Eliot was a towering figure intwentieth century literature, a renowned poet, playwright, and critic whosework—including “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (1915), The Waste Land(1922), Four Quartets (1943), and Murder in the Cathedral (1935)—continues tobe among the most-read and influential in the canon of Americanliterature. TheEssential T.S. Eliot collects Eliot’smost lasting and important poetry in one career-spanning audiobook, with anintroduction from Vijay Seshadri, one of our foremost poets.PERFORMER TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction by Vijay Seshadri: Vijay SeshadriLa Figlia che Piange: T.S. EliotPortrait of a Lady: Daniel HalpernPreludes: T.S. EliotRhapsody on a Windy Night: Meghan O'RourkeMr. Apollinax: Natalie DiazThe Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock: Frank BidartGerontion: Joy HarjoDans le Restaurant: Rosanna WarrenWhispers of Immortality: Emily Jungmin YoonThe Waste Land: Willem Dafoe and Tracy K. SmithThe Hollow Men: Nicole SealeyAsh Wednesday: Jorie GrahamMarina: Kevin YoungJourney of the Magi: Louise GluckCoriolan: Eileen MylesChoruses from “The Rock”:I, III, IV, VII: Carol Muske-Dukes(III, VII) and Natasha Trethewey (I, IV)Old Deuteronomy: Campbell McGrathSweeney Agonistes: Vijay Seshadri and Rosanna WarrenFrom Four Quartets: Burnt Norton; Little Gidding:Robert HassTradition and Individual Talent: Monica YounText from Collected Poems, 1909-1962:Copyright 1930, 1940, 1941,1942, 1943, 1963 by T.S. Eliot; Copyright 1954, 1956, 1959, 1963 by ThomasStearns Eliot; Copyright renewed 1958, 1962, 1964 by Thomas StearnsEliot; Copyright 1934, 1936 by Harcourt Brace & Company; Copyright 1948 byFaber & Faber Limited; Copyright renewed 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1982,1984, 1991 by Esme Valerie Eliot; Text from Old Possum’s Book of PracticalCats: Copyright 1939 by T.S. Eliot; Copyright renewed 1967 by Esme ValerieEliot. Read more