TED HUGHES

TED HUGHES

EARLY LIFE

• Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire
• Village, rural area
• Animals

ACADEMIC

• Royal Air Force
• Study anthropology and archeology
• Graduated from Cambridge University in 1954

THE BEGINNING

• Encouraged by Sylvia Plath
• The Hawk In The Rain claimed first prize in the contest.

LIFE AS A POET

WORKS & ACHIEVEMENT

• The Hawk In The Rain (1954)
• The Iron Man (1968)
• Crow (1970)
• Birthday Letters (1998)
• Became Poet Laureate (1984-1998)

HIS STORY

Romantic beginning
Tragic End

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• Sylvia Plath (1932-1963)
• Assia Gutmann Wevill (1927-1969)
• Carol Orchard
• Controversies & Accusation

BIRTHDAY LETTERS

References

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