“My Uncle’s Wound,” by Ted Hughes
“My Uncle’s Wound,” by Ted Hughes Download audio Not much remains of my uncle’s Normandy. The stones, but he’d signed … Continue Reading “My Uncle’s Wound,” by Ted Hughes
“Crow’s Song about God,” by Ted Hughes
“Crow’s Song about God,” by Ted Hughes Download audio Somebody is sittingUnder the gatepost of heavenUnder the lintelOn which are … Continue Reading “Crow’s Song about God,” by Ted Hughes
“Struggle,” by Ted Hughes
“Struggle,” by Ted Hughes Download audio We had been expecting her to calve And there she was, just after dawn, … Continue Reading “Struggle,” by Ted Hughes
“Rain,” by Ted Hughes
“Rain,” by Ted Hughes Download audio Rain. Floods. Frost. And after frost, rain. Dull roof-drumming. Wraith-rain pulsing across purplebare woods … Continue Reading “Rain,” by Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes, “New Foal”
New Foal Yesterday he was nowhere to be found In the skies or under the skies. Suddenly he’s here – … Continue Reading Ted Hughes, “New Foal”
Ted Hughes, “I skin the skin”
I skin the skin I skin the skin Take the eye from the eye Extract the entrails from the entrails … Continue Reading Ted Hughes, “I skin the skin”
Ted Hughes – “Crow’s Song about God”
Ted Hughes – “Crow’s Song about God” Somebody is sittingUnder the gatepost of heavenUnder the lintelOn which are written the … Continue Reading Ted Hughes – “Crow’s Song about God”
Heaney Comes to Poetry
Here are some of Seamus Heaney’s memories of reading, writing, and poetry, from earliest schooldays to university, all taken from … Continue Reading Heaney Comes to Poetry
Ted Hughes: “Devon Riviera” (poem)
Strange to find a Hughes poem more populated by people than animals; & you can tell he’s not happy about … Continue Reading Ted Hughes: “Devon Riviera” (poem)
Ted Hughes: 2 War Poems
Six Young Men The celluloid of a photograph holds them well – Six young men, familiar to their friends. Four … Continue Reading Ted Hughes: 2 War Poems
The Poet Speaks #5: Hughes, Auden, Hall, Pinsky, Collins
On why he wrote about animals so much: I suppose because they were there at the beginning. Like parents. Since … Continue Reading The Poet Speaks #5: Hughes, Auden, Hall, Pinsky, Collins
