Crow (Faber Poetry) - Softcover

Hughes, Ted

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571099157 ISBN 13: 9780571099153

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2001

Synopsis

Crow was Ted Hughes's fourth book of poems for adults and a pivotal moment in his writing career. In it, he found both a structure and a persona that gave his vision a new power and coherence. A deep engagement with history, mythology and the natural world combine to forge a work of impressive and unsettling force.

'English poetry has found a new hero and nobody will be able to read or write verse now without the black shape of Crow falling across the page.' Peter Porter

About this title

About the Author:

Ted Hughes (1930-1998) was born in Yorkshire. His first book, The Hawk in the Rain, was published in 1957 by Faber and Faber and was followed by many volumes of poetry and prose for adults and children, including The Iron Man (1968). He received the Whitbread Book of the Year for both Tales from Ovid (1997) and Birthday Letters (1998). He was Poet Laureate from 1984, and in 1998 he was appointed to the Order of Merit.

Review:

Apple Tragedy
The Battle Of Osfrontalis
A Bedtime Story
The Black Beast
A Childish Prank
Conjuring In Heaven
The Contender
Criminal Ballad
Crow Alights
Crow And Mama
Crow And Stone
Crow And The Birds
Crow And The Sea
Crow Blacker Than Ever
Crow Communes
Crow Frowns
Crow Goes Hunting
Crow Hears Fate Knock On The Door
Crow Improvises
Crow On The Beach
Crow Paints Himself Into A Chinese Mural
Crow Sickened
Crow Tries The Media
Crow Tyrannosaurus
Crow's Account Of St. George
Crow's Account Of The Battle
Crow's Battle Fury
Crow's Elephant Totem Song
Crow's Fall
Crow's First Lesson
Crow's Last Stand
Crow's Nerve Fails
Crow's Playmates
Crow's Song Of Himself
Crow's Theology
Crow's Undersong
Crow's Vanity
Crowego
Dawn's Rose
A Disaster
The Door
Examination At The Womb-door
Fragment Of An Ancient Tablet
Glimpse
A Grin
A Horrible Religious Error
In Laughter
A Kill
King Of Carrion
Lineage
Littleblood
The Lovepet
Lovesong
Magical Dangers
Notes For A Little Play
Oedipus Crow
Owl's Song
Revenge Fable
Robin Song
The Smile
Snake Hymn
Song For A Phallus
That Moment
Truth Kills Everybody
Two Eskimo Songs: 1: Fleeing From Eternity
Two Eskimo Songs: 2: How Water Began To Play
Two Legends: 1
Two Legends: 2
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0571099157
• ISBN 13: 9780571099153
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112