The Waste Land is arguably the most important poem of the twentieth century. First published in the United States by Boni & Liveright in 1922, this landmark reissue of the first edition, now back with its original publisher, includes a new introduction by Paul Muldoon, showcasing the poem's searing power and strange, jarring beauty. With a modernist design that matches the orig...
I start to adore poems more and more. When I was small, I couldn't get the beauty of it, the abstractness, the metaphor, the room for thoughts, etc. Even though poems in this book were written in 1950s, they are surprisingly related to current chaotic political situations in Hong Kong. Maybe it's because history always repeats itself. At least I gained a bit of hope and mental power reading it in a coffee shop.