Earth-Moon:
A Ted Hughes Website
Able Cross, Crimsworth Dene, Yorkshire.
Crimsworth Dene, near Hebden Bridge, was a favourite spot for the Hughes brothers. In the 1930s, Gerald and Ted used to go on small camping & hunting expeditions here.
Memoirs, Biographical Pieces
Note:
Among the most recent publications with memoirs, recollections or biographical writing are Dianne Middlebrook's Her Husband, Daniel Weissbort's Letters to Ted, Lucas Myers's Crow Steered / Bergs Appeared.
On 11 October 1999 »A Tribute to Ted Hughes« was held at 92nd Street Y, Tisch Center for the Arts, Unterberg Poetry Center. The programme for the event is listed on a separate page.
Bibliogaphy – Memoirs, Recollections, Biographical Pieces
Below is a list of more elaborate memoirs and recollections. Further material may be found in Nick Gammage (ed): The Epic Poise.
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Chris Agee:
»After the deathday of Ted Hughes«, The Southern Review, Vol 36 No 4, Autumn 2000, pp. 729-730.
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Sandy Brownjohn:
»Inspired by Ted«. In The Times Educational Supplement, Friday Magazine, June 11, 1999.
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Roy Davids:
On Roy Davids's web site you will find articles and a poem in memory of Ted Hughes (select »Articles« from the menu).
»Memories, Reflections, Gratitudes – A Celebration of Ted Hughes«
»Sheep in Fog – An Appreciation of Ted's Hughes's Essay ›Sylvia Plath: The Evolution of "Sheep in Fog"‹« (both pieces have previously appeared in The Epic Poise) [On-line essay]
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Elaine Feinstein:
Life of a Poet. 2001
Elaine Feinstein: Ted Hughes: The Life of a Poet. Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 2001, 288 pages,
incl. 22 b/w photographs; ISBN: 0-297-64601-x.
Tooted as »the first biography of Ted Hughes«, this is a sorry little (or rather big) book. Sadly, the account is riddled with error, poorly researched and sometimes (it seems) pure fantasy. REVIEW
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Diane Middlebrook:
Her Husband. 2004
Dianne Middlebrook: Her Husband. Hughes and Plath – a Marriage. Viking. Hardback: 390 pages, ISBN: 0-670-03187-9. This is a soberly written, often very sharp and readable book on Plath and Hughes. REVIEW
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Lucas Myers:
Crow Steered. 2001
Lucas Myers: Crow Steered / Bergs Appeared: A Memoir of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath. Proctor's Hall Press, February 2001. Review
Lucas Myers has provided additional notes and minor corrections to his book for you to read on this site.
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Matthew Sweeney:
»Ted Hughes: A Personal Appreciation«. In The Poetry Book Society Bulletin, No 180, Spring 1999.
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Graham Swift:
»Fishing, Writing and Ted«. In Granta, No. 65, Spring 1999.
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Daniel Weissbort: Letters to Ted. Anvil Press Poetry. October 2002. 109 pages. ISBN: 0 85646 341 8
Ann Skea has published a review of the book on her website.
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Carolyne Wright:
»What Happens in the Heart«. In The Poetry Review (Vol 89, No 3), 1999.