T.S. Eliot was a man who lived a long time ago and wrote poems and plays. People still read and study his work today because he was really good at using words to make people feel things.
He was born in America but he moved to England when he was a grown-up because he liked it better there. He did lots of things like go to school and work for a bank, but he is most famous for his writing.
Some people might find his writing a little confusing because he liked to use lots of big words and references to things most kids don't know about. But if you take the time to understand it, you might find that his writing can make you think about the world and the people in it in a new way.
Even though he is gone now, people still talk about T.S. Eliot and his writing because he was really good at using words to capture big feelings and ideas.