Why is Ted Hughes regarded as a poet par excellence?

          Born in England, Ted Hughes was fascinated by myths and legends. Hughes studied anthropology and archaeology at Cambridge.

          Later, Ted Hughes fell in love with Sylvia Plath, the American poetess, and married her in 1956. The newlyweds settled in England. The following year, his first poetry collection titled ‘The Hawk in the Rain’ was published. ‘Lupercal’, published in 1960, won him great critical and popular acclaim. However, Sylvia Plath committed suicide in 1963. Hughes did not publish even a single poem during the following three years.



          Later, Hughes made a comeback as a poet. ‘Wodwo’, ‘Crow’, ‘Wolf watching’, and ‘New Selected Poems’, appeared in succession. Hughes was also a children’s writer. One such work, ‘The Iron Man’, depicts scenes from his childhood. Like some of his other works, ‘The Iron Man’ was created in collaboration with photographers and artists.



          ‘Birthday Letters’, one of his famous works, narrates his difficult relationship with Sylvia Plath.



          Hughes was one of the great writers of the twentieth century, and a leading poet of his generation. He was the Poet Laureate of Britain from 1984 until his death in 1998. 


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