Ted Hughes Quotes

Poet

Ted Hughes was a renowned British poet, born on August 17, 1930, and passed away on October 28, 1998. His poetry is known for its unique style and profound emotional expression, and he is considered one of the greatest poets of the 20th century.

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Famous Ted Hughes Quotes

“This house has been far out at sea all night, The woods crashing through darkness, the booming hills, Winds stampeding the fields under the window Floundering black astride and blinding wet Till day rose; then under an orange sky The hills had new places, and wind wielded Blade-light, luminous black and emerald, Flexing like the lens of a mad eye.”

Has Beens Light Eye Night House Black Darkness Sea Sky Fields Wind Window Mad Rose Woods Hills Wet Orange Lenses Blades All Night Luminous New Places Emeralds Flexing Floundering

Book:The Hawk in the Rain

Source: The Hawk in the Rain

“I sit in the top of the wood, my eyes closed. Inaction, no falsifying dream Between my hooked head and hooked feet: Or in sleep rehearse perfect kills and eat.”

Dream Eye Sleep Perfect Feet Woods Inaction Hooked

Book:A Ted Hughes Bestiary: Selected Poems

Source: A Ted Hughes Bestiary: Selected Poems

“Nothing has changed since I began. My eye has permitted no change. I am going to keep things like this.”

Eye Changed Things Have Changed

Author:Ted Hughes

“So the self under the eye lies, Attendant and withdrawn.”

Self Eye Lying Attention

Book:Lupercal

Source: Lupercal

About the Author

Born: August 17, 1930
Died: October 28, 1998
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 70

Books & Sources

Letters of Ted HughesRelated source material

Birthday lettersRelated source material

The Iron ManRelated source material

LupercalRelated source material

Poetry in the Making: An AnthologyRelated source material

The Hawk in the RainRelated source material

A Ted Hughes Bestiary: Selected PoemsRelated source material

Collected Poems of Ted HughesRelated source material

Crow: From the Life and Songs of the CrowRelated source material

GaudeteRelated source material

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