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Judging by the enthusiastic response to our posts yesterday about Poetry Magazine that mentioned its distinction as the first non-university press to publish the work of T.S. Eliot (1888-1965), the esteemed poet continues to inspire.

When conducting some photo research a few days ago, I was amazed at the number of people who have inscribed daily reminders of Eliot and his masterwork “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” — in the form of tattoos. The most popular is…well, just take a look below.


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Photo of T.S. Eliot: Missouri History Museum

Photos of Tattoos: contrariwise.org