Waste Land, The

noun

1. a poem (1922) by T. S. Eliot.

“The Waste Land”

1. (1922) A poem by T. S. Eliot. Its subject is the fragmented and sterile nature of the modern world, particularly the world after World War I.

Example Sentences

“Eliot After ‘The Waste Land,’” the second volume of Robert Crawford’s two-part biography, offers some revelations about the poet.

From New York Times

“Today, the U.S. Senate is the last line of defense against becoming a woke, socialists, waste land,” the congressman says.

From Washington Times

His best known works include “The Waste Land,” “The Hollow Men” and “Four Quartets.”

From Washington Times

Waste Land The life and times of poet T.S.

From Los Angeles Times

If the Internet had been around when T. S. Eliot wrote “The Waste Land,” the idea of literary difficulty might have been moot.

From The New Yorker