Moortown Diary

Informationen zum Autor Ted Hughes (1930-1998) was born in Yorkshire. His first book! The Hawk in the Rain ! was published in 1957 by Faber and Faber and was followed by many volumes of poetry and prose for adults and children. He received the Whitbread Book of the Year for two consecutive years for his last published collections of poetry! Tales from Ovid (1997) and Birthday Letters (1998). He was Poet Laureate from 1984! and in 1998 he was appointed to the Order of Merit. Klappentext The definitive edition of Ted Hughes' acclaimed Devon farming sequence. Moortown Diary by Ted Hughes, written as an improvised verse journal of the time in which Hughes lived and worked in constant proximity to the outside world and the animals which are so uncannily, vividly present in his writing. Zusammenfassung Hughes strips away the protective layers - the soundproofed ears, the double-glazed eyes - that prevent us making contact with anything outside ourselves.

Vorwort
Moortown Diary by Ted Hughes, written as an improvised verse journal of the time in which Hughes lived and worked in constant proximity to the outside world and the animals which are so uncannily, vividly present in his writing.

Autorentext
Ted Hughes (1930-1998) was born in Yorkshire. His first book, The Hawk in the Rain, was published in 1957 by Faber and Faber and was followed by many volumes of poetry and prose for adults and children. He received the Whitbread Book of the Year for two consecutive years for his last published collections of poetry, Tales from Ovid (1997) and Birthday Letters (1998). He was Poet Laureate from 1984, and in 1998 he was appointed to the Order of Merit.

Klappentext

The definitive edition of Ted Hughes' acclaimed Devon farming sequence.

Zusammenfassung
Hughes strips away the protective layers - the soundproofed ears, the double-glazed eyes - that prevent us making contact with anything outside ourselves.