Selected Poems 1957 - 1967 by Ted Hughes encapsulates a defining decade of the poet’s profound and intense exploration of nature, mythology, and human consciousness. This collection showcases Hughes’s raw, elemental voice and his capacity to evoke the primal forces that underpin existence. From the relentless power of the natural world to intimate reflections on loss and identity, these poems reveal a poet grappling with both destruction and renewal. Essential for any serious reader of modern poetry, this volume epitomizes Hughes’s stature as one of the most influential and compelling voices in 20th-century literature.
Selected Poems 1957 - 1967 by Ted Hughes encapsulates a defining decade of the poet’s profound and intense exploration of nature, mythology, and human consciousness. This collection showcases Hughes’s raw, elemental voice and his capacity to evoke the primal forces that underpin existence. From the relentless power of the natural world to intimate reflections on loss and identity, these poems reveal a poet grappling with both destruction and renewal. Essential for any serious reader of modern poetry, this volume epitomizes Hughes’s stature as one of the most influential and compelling voices in 20th-century literature.
Faber 1972 softcover first edition. An inscription from J Rees along with some shelf wear & foxing to pages make this copy in good condition
