Talk:The Hollow Men

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[edit] The Article

This article seems to reflect the opinion and interpretation of one person. While this article certainly belongs on Wikipedia, it needs to be cleaned up and made more scholarly, with references and information that is not simply interpretation of the poem.

I'm not yet ready myself to make the neccesary changes; I would like some more input. Enigma00 03:52, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree absolutely. The interpretation given is simplictic and reflects the work of a high school student. Richard.Pluta 7:47, 11 Jan 2007

[edit] Inclusion of the poem

I'm fairly sure one does not include large poems in Wikipedia. I think it would fall under WP:NOT#REPOSITORY 71.125.115.48 23:35, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

I have removed the copy of the poem included within the article and also a tag that indicated that the poem was a good candidate for inclusion in Wikisource. In the U.S. this poem is copyright protected for about another 30 years. I think, that with current laws, it goes into the public domain only in 2036, 70 years after the end of the calendar year of the author's death. WikiParker 00:17, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

It was published in 1925, as such the copyright should be up within the United States. However I agree this is better suited for Wikisource --T-rex 19:38, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

We are both wrong T-rex. Rest assurred that Eliot and/or his estate has not let the copyright on any of his poems expire. Thus, according to http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm, the poem is, in the U.S., protected for 95 years from the end of the year of publication. That means that it is in the public domain in the U.S. beginning in 2021. WikiParker 23:07, 26 December 2006 (UTC)