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Ted Hughes (1930 - 1998)

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  • Ted Hughes (1930–1998) was Britain’s most celebrated poet. He was also a notable critical writer, especially on poets like Vasko Popa and János Pilinszky who were close to his spirit. With Daniel Weissbort he founded the magazine Modern Poetry in Translation in 1965; he was director of the first Poetry International Festival in London in 1967.

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