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Edward James "Ted" 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.
28 paź 2023 · The poet laureate, who died a quarter of a century ago today, believed his Shakespeare fixation was almost fatal; his first wife, Sylvia Plath, was certainly the Titania to his Oberon.
‘Telegraph Wires’ by Ted Hughes: A haunting look at how news travels, evoking personal impact of messages borne by silent wires.
28 paź 2023 · In this exclusive family photo, Frieda stands embraced by her father, Ted Hughes (Frieda Hughes) O ur hearts are ticking clocks; 25 years ago today my father’s stopped.
29 paź 1998 · Poet Laureate Ted Hughes, who has died aged 68, had a reticent, ascetic personality which was greatly at odds with his deeply passionate verse. He is likely to be remembered as one of Britain's...
The mental health of the Plath and Hughes family was fraught beyond Plath’s death; Nicholas Hughes, Ted Hughes’s son with Plath, suffered from depression and killed himself in 2009. For many years after her death, Hughes refused to discuss his marriage to Plath.
29 paź 1998 · One of Britain's most admired literary figures, the Poet Laureate, Ted Hughes, has died aged 68. He was acclaimed for the intense images he evoked of the English countryside and the savagery...
