Whispers Of Immortality T.S. Eliot Short Poem

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‘Whispers of Immortality’ by T.S. Eliot is an eight stanza poem that was written between 1915 and 1918. It was first published in the September issue of Little Review then was later included in Eliot’s volume, Poems, in 1919.  Of the many quatrain poems written by Eliot ‘Whispers of Immortality’ is one of the most popular. Upon an initial reading it clear that the poem is divided into two distinct sections, each containing four stanzas. The first contains a philosophizing statement in regards to death and the second sex and love.

The poem begins with the speaker describing how John Webster, a dramatist, thought about life and death. He, as well as other writers such as John Donne, saw the truth of death beneath life. They were able to use their own knowledge to investigate deeper and discover its presence within everyone’s bones. 

The second half of the poem introduces sex into life. There is one character of note, Grishkin, who is used as a representative of life and passion. She is a sexual person but even when one enters into her breast they will find cold bones and eventual death. The poem ends with the speaker describing how the study of the presence of death will become all consuming. 

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