The term 'ASH WEDNESDAY POET' refers to two poets, T.S. Eliot and Eliot. T.S. Eliot was an English poet, playwright, and literary critic who lived from 1888 to 1965. He is best known for his poem 'The Waste Land, ' which was published in 1922. Eliot was an American poet, essayist, and novelist who lived from 1888 to 1965. He is best known for his long poem 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, ' which was published in 1915. Both poets wrote extensively about themes of faith, despair, and the human condition.