The title of the film "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" comes from a quotation from which poet?

The title of the 2004 film "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is a quotation from the 1717 poem "Eloisa to Abelard" by Alexander Pope. The film is an American romantic science-fiction film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michel Gondry. It has been called a visually arresting film that explores the intricacy of relationships and the pain of loss. The film's main characters go to extremes to forget their relationship. Each person undergoes a procedure to slowly forget the person that he/she loves.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744) was an English poet and satirist. He was also an acknowledged master of the heroic couplet. As a writer, he was a central figure in the Neoclassical movement of the early 18th century. He became known for having perfected the rhymed couplet form of his idol, John Dryden. During his life, he used the form for satiric and philosophical purposes.

Literary historians noted that his mock epic "The Rape of the Lock" (1714) derides an elite society, while "An Essay on Criticism" (1711) and "An Essay on Man" (1733–34) "articulate many of the central tenets of 18th-century aesthetic and moral philosophy". Pope was also noted for his many public feuds with other the writers and publishers, which led him to write "The Dunciad" (1728), a scathing account of England’s cultural decline.

Pope is now remembered as the first full-time professional English writer. The term 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' is an original term coined by Pope.