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The Ted Hughes Society
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We are a network of scholars who promote the reading, study and academic criticism of the works of former Laureate Ted Hughes OM (1930-1998).

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Edward James Hughes was an English poet, translator, and children's writer. Critics frequently rank him as one of the best poets of his generation and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1984 and held the office until his death. In 2008, The Times ranked Hughes fourth on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". .. more

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The Ted Hughes Society @tedhughessociety.bsky.social · Jul 31
The relaunched Society journal Ted Hughes Studies is now available to download from our website and has been emailed to members. It includes writing on Capriccio, Hughes and Ovid, Hughes's work as a teacher, Hughes's relationship with Peter Redgrove, and Hughes's admiration of Keith Douglas.

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Mick Gowar @mickgowar.bsky.social · May 19
Latest @tedhughessociety.bsky.social
podcast at our host Acast: shows.acast.com/the-ted-hugh... Brilliant
@piecorbett.bsky.social talks about his work outside the classroom, as an inspector of schools, as an English advisor, and as a freelance consultant and the continuing influence of Hughes.
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The Ted Hughes Society @tedhughessociety.bsky.social · Apr 8
The latest issue of Recklings has landed in members' inboxes, featuring writing on Hughes and Shakespeare, Hughes and D H Lawrence, and an update on the next society conference.

If you're not a member, you can join here:
thetedhughessociety.org/join

#tedhughes #poetry

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Mick Gowar @mickgowar.bsky.social · Mar 25
Latest @tedhughessociety.bsky.social podcast at our host Acast: shows.acast.com/62c2ed4409d2...? The wonderful @piecorbett.bsky.social talking about influence of Hughes on his teaching and writing, his early years as a teacher, and writing and performing partnership with @brianmosespoet.bsky.social
Ted Hughes and Education 4: Pie Corbett | The Ted Hughes Society Podcast
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The Ted Hughes Society @tedhughessociety.bsky.social · Mar 10
Arvon is fundraising for its redevelopment of Lumb Bank, the former home of Ted Hughes in West Yorkshire, to improve sustainability and accessibility, as well as creating new spaces and resources, including a library of Northern writers. 

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/lumbbank

#tedhughes #arvon

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Mick Gowar @mickgowar.bsky.social · Feb 9
Delighted to announce latest @tedhughessociety.bsky.social podcast: brilliant Di Beddow on how Ted Hughes poetry and ideas influenced her teaching and details of Hughes’s own very brief career as a teacher at Coleridge Secondary Modern School in Cambridge. On Acast open.acast.com/public/strea...
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The Ted Hughes Society @tedhughessociety.bsky.social · Jan 6
A belated Happy New Year from the Ted Hughes Society!

2025 sees the tenth international Hughes conference taking place in Cambridge in September. See below for the call for papers:

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The Ted Hughes Society @tedhughessociety.bsky.social · Dec 21
Today - the winter solstice - sees the arrival of the latest issue of Recklings. Society members, be sure to check your email. If you're not a member you can join here:

thetedhughessociety.org/join

#tedhughes #poetry #wintersolstice
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The Ted Hughes Society @tedhughessociety.bsky.social · Dec 3
A special talk titled 'Ted Hughes and Calderdale' is taking place on 14th December at Bankfield Museum, Halifax. Dr David Rudrum and Ruth Crossley will be discussing Hughes relationship with the Calder Valley.

museums.calderdale.gov.uk/whats-on/eve...

#tedhughes #calderdale #yorkshire

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The Ted Hughes Society @tedhughessociety.bsky.social · Nov 24
A new episode of the Ted Hughes Society podcast is out! It features Max Raab discussing his project 'Who or What is Crow?', which is based on interviews with storytellers, folklorists and scholars of Hughes.

Available on Spotify, Amazon, Apple and here:

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The Ted Hughes Society Podcast
On the life and work of Ted Hughes
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Mick Gowar @mickgowar.bsky.social · Nov 20
Second Ted Hughes Society podcast on Ted Hughes In Education: Max Raab MA student at Darlington
on creating project 'Who or What is Crow?' shows.acast.com/the-ted-hugh... Also available on Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple.
https://shows.acast.com/the-ted-hughes-society-podcast………

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The Ted Hughes Society @tedhughessociety.bsky.social · Nov 17
The latest Ted Hughes Society podcast is now available and looks at Hughes in Education: Di Beddow talks about her experiences researching a PhD on 'The Cambridge of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath'.

Available at Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple and here:
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The Ted Hughes Society Podcast
On the life and work of Ted Hughes
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The Ted Hughes Society @tedhughessociety.bsky.social · Aug 29
You can read Nicholas Bland's introduction to the collection here:

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Season Songs — The Ted Hughes Society
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The Ted Hughes Society @tedhughessociety.bsky.social · Aug 29
On 25th September at 7pm, Mark Wormald, Terry Gifford and Steve Ely will lead an online discussion of Hughes's collection 'Season Songs'.

This event is reserved for Society members and more details will follow in the next issue of Recklings.

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The Ted Hughes Society @tedhughessociety.bsky.social · Aug 17
On this day in 1930, Edward James Hughes was born in Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire. He would go on to become a towering figure in twentieth century literature, serving as Poet Laureate from 1984 till his death in 1998.

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Steve Eely @steveeely.bsky.social · Aug 15
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Ted Hughes Birthday Reading
Zaffar Kunial lives in Hebden Bridge. His debut collection Us was shortlisted for a number of prizes, including the T. S. Eliot prize. His latest collection, England’s Green, was published in 2022...
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The Ted Hughes Society @tedhughessociety.bsky.social · Mar 24
We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of the Ted Hughes Society Journal is available online for free:

thetedhughessociety.org/the-ted-hugh...

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The Ted Hughes Society @tedhughessociety.bsky.social · Feb 20
Throughout March, Daljit Nagra has chosen a special selection of BBC programmes about Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath. The opening programme 'Two of a Kind - Poets in Partnership' from 1961 airs Sunday 3 March at 11.00 on Radio 4.

www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...