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T.S. Eliot with friend Emily Hale in a 1946 family photo in Dorset, Vermont.

A poem of its moment

The significance of ‘The Waste Land’, which turns 100 this year, and T.S. Eliot’s oeuvre and continuing appeal. By Tabish Khair

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Emily Hale and T.S. Eliot pose in a 1946 family photo in Dorset, Vermont. After more than 60 years of sitting sealed up in a storage facility at Princeton University Library, about 1,000 letters written by poet T.S. Eliot to confidante Emily Hale will be unveiled, revealing the extent of their relationship that scholars have speculated about for decades. (Princeton University Library via AP)

'The Waste Land' by T.S. Eliot: A poem of its moment

The significance of ‘The Waste Land’, which turns 100 this year, and the continuing appeal of T.S. Eliot’s oeuvre.