A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ELIOT

Wed, 18 Jan '23
Poet who wrote "April is the cruellest month"
Thu, 29 Dec '22
George who wrote "Romola"
Sun, 6 Nov '22
"Middlemarch" novelist, 1871
Wed, 8 Jun '22
"Middlemarch" novelist
Thu, 17 Feb '22
"Middlemarch" author
Wed, 24 Nov '21
Rosewater of Kurt Vonnegut's "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater"
Fri, 2 Apr '21
Poet who said "If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?"