The term GERONTION POET refers to the poet T.S. Eliot, who was born in 1888 and died in 1965. He is best known for his poem 'The Waste Land, ' which was published in 1922. Eliot was a major figure in modernist poetry and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. He was also a playwright, essayist, and publisher. His works are known for their exploration of themes such as alienation, despair, and the search for meaning in a chaotic world.