The Black Arts of Literary Biography Oct 30, 2009
As the satirical magazine Private Eye recently joked, it can t be long before an official biography of T.S. Eliot will be titled The Man Who Wrote Cats or Ted Hughes recast as Poetry s Heathcliff ... Ted Hughes who fitted that definition of intellectual rather well seems to be a case in point ... There is little question that the reputation of Ted Hughes, and both public and critical understanding of his work, has been substantially affected by the fuss about his private life. (The American Conservative)
Authors reveal influential books Sep 26, 2009
Barack Obama's memoir, Dreams from My Father, also appeared on the list, as did works by Seamus Heaney, VS Naipaul, Ted Hughes and JM Coetzee. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Happy 80th birthday, Faber Sep 21, 2009
The poems of W.H. Auden are chosen by John Fuller, those of Sylvia Plath by Ted Hughes, those of Ted Hughes by Simon Armitage, John Betjeman by Hugo Williams, W.B. Yeats by Seamus Heaney and T. S. Eliot by himself. Eliot was, of course, one of Fabers first authors and a company director for more than 40 years. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Eliot Revealed as Defender of Lesbian Fiction, Paul Bignell, the Independent Sep 3, 2009
Later diary excerpts from Ted Hughes in the 1960s refer to the poet as "the Guru-in-chief", describing the older Eliot as a "father figure" ... It demonstrated how profoundly the loss of his mentor had affected Hughes. (Harper's Magazine)
New Barnes & Noble Publishing Program Reissues Out of Print Titles Aug 20, 2009
SHAKESPEARE AND THE GODDESS OF COMPLETE BEING by Ted Hughes. The only major book-length critical work by the former poet laureate of England (and Sylvia Plaths husband). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
John Hughes, RIP Aug 8, 2009
Bringing out the dead. John HughesHe reinvented the teen movie for an entire generation. (Slate)
John Lahr: Helen Mirren takes on the last taboo in “Phèdre.” Jul 13, 2009
dre (translation by Ted Hughes), at London s Royal National Theatre. Thanks to NT Live, Mirren s performance has also been broadcast in art house cinemas around the world. (New Yorker)
Recalling the films of 1999 Jul 12, 2009
Brad Bird s dolorous treatment of The Iron Giant granted Ted Hughes s antimilitary fable stunning gravity. The anxious spiritualism in John Lasseter s Toy Story sequel didn t obstruct what could have doubled as an amusement park ride. (Boston Globe)
National Theatre in London to broadcast a live play, just like the Metropolitan Opera Jun 21, 2009
dre, adapted by Ted Hughes, the late British poet laureate. The cast includes Helen Mirren, Dominic Cooper, and Margaret Tyzack. (Boston Globe)
* [PAPERBACK: TAIWAN] Taipei-resident poet sweetly celebrates the call of the north May 31, 2009
That having been said, David Cornberg never attains the instantly recognizable note, even in his Alaskan poems, of some other recent English-language nature poets X Ted Hughes, for instance. Nonetheless, there is real skill and communicated emotion here, even if its easily diffused in too-widely-spread subject matter. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Speculative Poetry May 6, 2009
As of yet, the well known speculative poets seem to be composed mostly of an intersection between genre writers better known for their fiction, such as Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Brian Aldiss, and poets who are better known for their mainstream poetry, such as Ted Hughes and Archibald Macleish. There are writers who are science fiction poets first, though the relative fluidity of genre in poetry arguably means writers are usually known for other things. (Suite101.com)
Woman joins that dread poets society May 4, 2009
A successor, Ted Hughes, suspected - on the basis of such ill-fashioned lines as "A helicopter snatched you up/The pilot, it was me" (composed to celebrate the nuptials of the Duke and Duchess of York) - that he had become a laughing stock. The outgoing laureate, Andrew Motion, has complained that the job was "incredibly difficult and entirely thankless", and had given him nothing but writer's block. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Britain selects first woman poet laureate May 4, 2009
LONDON - Britain on Friday awarded the role of national poet laureate to Carol Ann Duffy the first woman to hold a post that has been filled by William Wordsworth, Alfred Lord Tennyson and Ted Hughes. Duffy, who once said no self-respecting poet should have to write verses about the wedding of Queen Elizabeth IIs youngest son, will be expected to produce poems for royal weddings, funerals and other state occasions. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
First female British poet laureate is a lesbian May 3, 2009
The centuries-old post of British poet laureate, bard to kings and queens, has been held by William Wordsworth, Alfred Lord Tennyson and Ted Hughes - but never, until Friday, by a woman. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Carol Ann Duffy chosen as UK poet laureate May 2, 2009
LONDON - The centuries-old post of British poet laureate, bard to kings and queens, has been held by William Wordsworth, Alfred Lord Tennyson and Ted Hughes _ but never, until Friday, by a woman. Carol Ann Duffy said she hesitated before accepting the job, which brings a high public profile and an expectation to rhapsodize about royal weddings, funerals and major state occasions. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
UK's first woman poet laureate is gay May 2, 2009
The honour was first conferred on John Dryden in 1668, followed over the centuries by Wordsworth, Tennyson, John Masefield and recently John Betjeman and Ted Hughes. The present incumbent doesnt necessarily do it for the money: the pay is a mere 5,000 a year, although this is more than the 100 plus a case of wine which was long the official recompense for the chosen one. (India Times, India)
British poet receives top royal honor May 2, 2009
The first to hold the post was Ben Jonson in 1619; others have included John Dryden, William Wordsworth, Alfred Tennyson, John Betjeman, and Ted Hughes. Don't Miss. (CNN -- World)
Carol Ann Duffy named poet laureate May 2, 2009
"I'm very honoured and humbled ... not only when I think of some of the great poets who have occupied the post since the 17th century, but when I think of some of the wonderful poets writing now. The poet laureate is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the government - and was a job for life for most of its history, until former premier Tony Blair agreed a 10-year term with outgoing holder Andrew Motion. Speaking alongside culture minister Andrew Burnham, she announced she would be... (Sydney Morning Herald)
New Poet Laureate to be revealed May 1, 2009
POET LAUREATE FACTS John Dryden was the first official Poet Laureate in 1668 William Wordsworth, Lord Tennyson and Ted Hughes have all held the role The Poet Laureate was originally awarded the position for life, but from 1999 the post was limited to 10 years Salary traditionally includes some alcohol Dryden had a pension of 300 and a butt of Canary wine. She writes about personal topics - her collection Rapture (2005) followed the course of a love affair - and she often uses humour in her... (BBC News -- UK)
Laureate league Apr 1, 2009
Duffy was widely tipped to win the Laureateship in 1999 - after the death of Ted Hughes - but the post eventually went to Motion. If she - or another female poet - is appointed this time, they will be the first woman to fill the post in the position's 400-year history. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Not quite an art Mar 30, 2009
Would it be that something runs in the family since another one of Nicholas fathers (the distinguished poet Ted Hughes) wives also killed herself. The idea is both readily complacent and insufficient. (India Times)
7 days 8 questions Mar 28, 2009
The others - among them Ben Jonson and Ted Hughes - held the post until their deaths. It cost him $35m to visit the International Space Station this time around. (BBC News -- UK)
Mugged by our genes? Mar 28, 2009
Last Monday, Nicholas Hughes, son of poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath, killed himself. His mother was one of the worlds most famous suicides, and news stories have mentioned the tendency of suicide and depression to run in families. (International Herald Tribune)
Colbert wins space race Mar 25, 2009
Nicholas Hughes was 9 months old when his parents, Plath and poet Ted Hughes, separated; they also had a daughter, poet Frieda Hughes. Ted Hughes died in 1998 of cancer. (Honolulu Advertiser)
* World News Quick Take Mar 25, 2009
The son of the poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes has committed suicide 46 years after his mother gassed herself, his sister and police said on Monday ... Ted Hughes lover Assia Wevill also committed suicide in 1969, at the same time killing her young daughter from her relationship with the poet. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Tragic poet Sylvia Plath's son kills... Mar 24, 2009
Son of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath commits suicide, his sister says ... LONDON, England (CNN) -- The family history of poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath took another tragic turn Monday when it was revealed that their son had committed suicide after battling depression ... Poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath had separated before their son's first birthday. (CNN -- Law)
Poet Plath's son takes own life Mar 24, 2009
Nicholas Hughes, the son of poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, has killed himself at the age of 47 ... Her death led to criticism of Plath's husband Ted Hughes, who had recently left the family for another woman ... Ted Hughes later wrote of his concern over the effect on his children of the circumstances of her death. (BBC News -- Europe)
Nicholas Hughes, fish expert, son of famed poets; at 47 Mar 24, 2009
NEW YORK - When Nicholas Hughes was in his early 20s, his father, poet Ted Hughes, advised him on the importance of living bravely ... From the time that Plath died, in 1963, Ted Hughes had tried to strengthen their children, Frieda and Nicholas, and protect them from their mother's fate and fame. (Boston Globe)
Library acquires Hughes archives Mar 24, 2009
Hundreds of unpublished poems, letters and notebooks by former Poet Laureate Ted Hughes have been acquired by the British Library. The archive focuses on the poet's final collection, Birthday Letters, which explored his tragic marriage to Sylvia Plath, who committed suicide in 1963. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Plath sketch up for sale Mar 24, 2009
A rare sketch of the poet Ted Hughes, drawn by his wife Sylvia Plath in 1957, is expected to fetch up to 20,000 when it is sold at auction in October ... The portrait, taken from Plath's notebook, is on faintly lined paper and bears the inscription: "Portrait of me, made by Sylvia Plath, circa 1957, Ted Hughes.". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Son of poet Sylvia Plath kills himself Mar 24, 2009
Nicholas Hughes was only 9 months old when his parents, Plath and poet Ted Hughes, separated, and still an infant when his mother died in 1963. Type Size. (AZCentral -- News)
O-T Oxford and Cambridge Writers an... Mar 23, 2009
American-born Plath became a Fulbright Scholar at Cambridge, where she met her future husband, fellow-poet, Ted Hughes, who was attending Pembroke College. Plath s most famous work is her novel The Bell Jar (1963). (Suite101.com)
Ovid’s stories retain their power to haunt and seduce the audience Mar 22, 2009
This production relies on a 1997 recent translation by Ted Hughes, who was a poet laureate of Britain. Hughes' version was adapted for the stage by the Royal Shakespeare Company. (Fresno Bee)
'Lost' Hughes play performed Feb 28, 2009
Ted Hughes served as Poet Laureate from 1985 until his death. A play which lay undiscovered in the archive of poet Ted Hughes since his 1998 death is to get its first staging. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
