"Whispers of Immortality" by T.S. Elliot
Obviously since the first line of this poem is "Webster was much possessed by death" (Line 1), you can assume this man is some what crazy and irregular. I got the notion that this poem was comparing different poets and their outlooks on death itself. In this poem, he contrasts Webster and Donne as he portrays Webster to be this evil minded man who sees life through the eyes of death and Donne on the contrary to be a perceptual man who sees life just as it is. In the second half of the poem, I thought it really took a turn because I felt like I was beginning to understand what the writers point of view was, but this part honestly just made my mind spin. I realize that he is speaking and describing the Russian woman, Grishkin; however, I couldn't pin particularly why he was describing her. This poem, in my eyes was very mysterious and is definitely not one of my favorites.
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