My paper

I've decided to write my paper on Eliot's Four Quartets and his concept of time and memory and its connection to poetry. So far the hardest part is organizing and explaining my thoughts. Here is my introduction and I only except positive criticism.

“Poetry starts in the dark with the sounds of sand and wind.”
-Dr. Sexson

I disagree with this statement, although the idea that poetry begins in silence and nature is interesting. Either way, what’s the worth of a statement if it’s not disagreeable? I believe that poetry starts with the sounds of wind and waves. In T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets, Eliot pieces together the connection of poetry and time past and time future. While Eliot is writing he stays in the present, however, all time is connected. What is past was the future and what is present will be the past. Memories then are the key to the unraveling of time. Poetry can only start with the poet’s understanding of time and the understanding of how it will end. Eliot proves that any creation needs a beginning and an end, poetry is not an exception. Thus, poetry must begin at the edge of a place that holds all memories and has the ability to control the future.