T.S. Eliot

I know asking someone, 'What are some of your favorite poems?' is about the equivalent of asking, 'What's your CB handle?' or 'How many 8-track cassettes do you have?' Poetry is dead, I know. It used to be big, when information could only be passed by word of mouth or writing. Now people can record themselves, so all the poets sing. No exceptions....just kidding. I'm sure there are a lot of exceptions, but let's face it: poetry is boring. It can be anyhow. Sometimes it can be pretty cool though. For instance, this poem by T.S. Eliot.

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

Kind of like a song. This poem is like the Stairway to Heaven or Bohemain Rhapsody of poetry. I mean it changes its style and form numerous times. It's got the whole 'In the room the women come and go/Talking of Michelanglelo' part. Kind of like a chorus. Some of it sound familiar? The Crash Test Dummies song 'Afternoons and Coffee Spoons' quotes it a little and mentions T.S. Eliot. The best known lines are probably either the very beginning or the little ditty: 'Do I dare to eat a peach?' Not to be confused with the Nicolas Cage line from Face/Off: 'I could eat a peach all day.'