The poem 'The Waste Land' is written by-

• Thomas Stearns Eliot was an American born English poet, playwright, literary critic, and editor.
• He is best known as a leader of the Modernist movement in poetry.
• His notable works:
- The Waste Land (1922),
- Four Quartets,
- The Hollow Men,
- Ash Wednesday etc.
• His well known plays:
- Murder in the Cathedral,
- The Cocktail Party,
- The Trail of a Judge etc.
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr M Mofizar Rahman.