Wolfwatching
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Wolfwatching is a book of poems by former English
Poet Laureate
Ted Hughes
, his fourteenth. It was first published in London
by Faber and Faber
in 1989.
Its dedication reads "For Hilda", and it contains twenty-one poems:
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Poet Laureate
Poet Laureate
A poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events...
Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes
Edward James Hughes OM , more commonly known as Ted Hughes, was an English poet and children's writer. Critics routinely rank him as one of the best poets of his generation. Hughes was British Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death.Hughes was married to American poet Sylvia Plath, from 1956 until...
, his fourteenth. It was first published in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
by Faber and Faber
Faber and Faber
Faber and Faber Limited, often abbreviated to Faber, is an independent publishing house in the UK, notable in particular for publishing a great deal of poetry and for its former editor T. S. Eliot. Faber has a rich tradition of publishing a wide range of fiction, non fiction, drama, film and music...
in 1989.
Its dedication reads "For Hilda", and it contains twenty-one poems:
- "A Sparrow Hawk"
- "Two Astrological Conundrums"
- The Fool's Evil Dream
- Tell
- "Slump Sundays"
- "Climbing into Heptonstall"
- "A Macaw"
- "Dust As We Are"
- "Wolfwatching"
- "Telegraph Wires"
- "Source"
- "Sacrifice"
- "For the Duration"
- "Anthem for Doomed Youth"
- "The Black Rhino"
- "Leaf Mould"
- "Manchester Skytrain"
- "Walt"
- Under High Wood
- The Atlantic
- "Take What You Want But Pay For It"
- "Us He Devours"
- "Little Whale Song"
- "On the Reservations"
- Sitting Bull on Christmas Morning
- Nightvoice
- The Ghost Dancer
- "A Dove"