Ted Hughes - Wikipedia
Edward James Hughes OM OBE FRSL (17 August 1930 – 28 October 1998) [1] was an English poet, translator, and children's writer. Critics frequently rank him as one of the best poets of his generation and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1984 and held the office until his death.
Ted Hughes | The Poetry Foundation
Ted Hughes, one of the giants of twentieth-century British poetry, was born in Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire. After serving in the Royal Air Force, Hughes attended Cambridge, where he studied archeology and anthropology and took a special interest in myths and legends.
Ted Hughes | Biography, Poems, Awards, & Facts | Britannica
2024年12月4日 · Ted Hughes (born August 17, 1930, Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, England—died October 28, 1998, London) was an English poet whose most characteristic verse is without sentimentality, emphasizing the cunning and savagery of animal life in harsh, sometimes disjunctive lines.
10 of the Best Ted Hughes Poems Everyone Should Read
2017年1月11日 · It’s impossible to narrow it down to a definitive list of ten poems, but in this post we’ve tried to pick ten of the finest Ted Hughes poems which give an indication of his range while also, we hope, emphasising what made Hughes such a distinctive voice in English poetry.
About Ted Hughes - Academy of American Poets
Ted Hughes - The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. Edward James (Ted) Hughes was born in Mytholmroyd, in the West Riding district of Yorkshire.
Life of Ted Hughes, O.M. (1930-1998) - The Ted Hughes Society
Born on 17 August 1930, Edward James 'Ted' Hughes would, over the course of his life, produce some of the most important and innovative poetry written in English in the twentieth century.
Ted Hughes - Poetry Archive
Ted Hughes (1930-1998) is a brooding presence in the landscape of 20th Century poetry, not unlike the six hundred feet-high Scout Rock which overshadowed his Yorkshire childhood.
Ted Hughes: Poet of Myth, Nature... and a Curse - Poetry …
2015年10月15日 · Ted Hughes was an elemental poet of myth and nature, his verse easy to parody. In the late 1960s, the British satirical magazine Private Eye mimicked his work in a manner that Jonathan Bate, in his new biography of Hughes, describes this way: “crow, blood, mud, death, short line, break, no verb.”
Ted Hughes - Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月29日 · Hughes, Ted (Edward James) (1930–98) English poet. He succeeded Sir John Betjeman as poet laureate in 1984. One of the most distinctive voices in contemporary English verse, Hughes focused on the raw, primal forces of nature.
Ted Hughes His Life & Works - Poetry Is Pretentious
Ted Hughes, born on August 17, 1930, in Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, was an English poet and writer who emerged as one of the leading figures in 20th-century British literature. Hughes’s life was marked by a deep connection to nature, evident in his …