T. S. Eliot - St. Louis, MO - Dead Poets' Society Memorials on Waymarking.com

At the boyhood home of T.S. Eliot a medallion type plaque is embedded in the concrete celebrating his accomplishment as a Nobel Laureate in Literature. The wording reads:

2635 Locust Street
birthplace and boyhood home of

T.S. Eliot
1888-1965

Poet
Philosopher
Literary Critic
Dramatist
Nobel Laureate

Etched around the perimeter of the plaque are the names of Eliot's greatest works: The Waste Land, Gerontion, Four Quartets, Portrait of a Lady, The Cocktail Party, Murder in the Cathedral, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, Preludes, The Hollow Men, and Ash-Wednesday.

Eliot first attracted widespread attention for his poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" in 1915, which, at the time of its publication, was considered outlandish.[5] It was followed by "The Waste Land" (1922), "The Hollow Men" (1925), "Ash Wednesday" (1930), and Four Quartets (1943).[6] He was also known for seven plays, particularly Murder in the Cathedral (1935) and The Cocktail Party (1949). He was awarded the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature, "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry".-T.S. Eliot
More information about the Nobel Prize can be found at The Nobel Prize. The prize was awarded "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry".

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