Ted Hughes

Edward James Hughes, known as Ted Hughes, was an English poet and children's writer. His most characteristic verse eschews sentimentality, emphasizing the cunning and savagery of animal life in stark, sometimes disjunctive lines. The dialect of his native Yorkshire set the tone for his poetry, and an interest in folklore and anthropology is reflected in his work. Hughes is celebrated for his unflinching engagement with the natural world and human existence, drawing on the raw forces of life.