Inventions of the March Hare: Poems 1909-1917

I absolutely love this book. I've always been a fan of T. S. Eliot, so I was very happy with "Inventions of the March Hare". It contains all of the famed Prufrock poems, as well as other well-known and previously unpublished poetry. There are also explanatory notes after the poems, and it even includes letters written by Eliot. I highly recommend "Inventions" for any Eliot, or poetry, fan.

Eliot's early poetry is neglected. Perhaps it does not rise to the level of the stuff we read- but is fascinating none the less.

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As a huge T.S. Eliot fan, I'm of course biased. But this collection of poems written in the years right before the publication of his first volume of poetry ("Prufrock and Other Observations") will fascinate his other fans, and perhaps other readers as well. Truth be told, these earlier poems often lack the power and immortality of Eliot's later, more popular poetry, but then again the main attraction here is simply that these are previously unpublished poems now available, and they reveal more hints and examples of Eliot's own spiritual journey as a poet, finding his voice. (There are plenty of notes and footnotes, also, to aid in our understanding.) From what I recall of Eliot's biographies, this was the period when the poet was most heavily influenced by the French poet Jules LaForgue, and like him was experimenting with poeticizing the mundane, the commonplace, and even things like marionettes and clowns. There are real treasures and revelations to be discovered in this volume.

It's not Eliot's best work of course, but that's not why I bought it. I ordered this collection to better understand Eliot before he became Eliot. I found a few books of his very early poetry in my local university's library, but nothing for the years between childhood and Prufrock. I think I've gained a little more insight into one of my favorite modern poets.

Scholars (including myself) have had access to these unpublished poems for years, but have only been able to summarise them, as anything else would amount to publication and therefore be illegal.Here they are in print at last - a must for any student or fan of Eliot. An important insight into the developing mind and technique of one of the 20th century's greatest poets.

Great book!