Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes was appointed Poet Laureate in England in 1984. Some people may be aware that he was married for some years to Sylvia Plath. He wrote in a variety of genres, including children’s literature. The film The Iron Giant is based off one of the children’s books which he wrote. Ted Hughes died in 1998. There is more to Ted Hughes life than I can possibly do justice here. The best site I have found for exploring the life and writings of Ted Hughes is Earth | Moon.
An excerpt from “The Harvest Moon” by Ted Hughes:
The flame-red moon, the harvest moon,
Rolls along the hills, gently bouncing,
A vast balloon,
Till it takes off, and sinks upward
To lie on the bottom of the sky, like a gold doubloon.
The harvest moon has come,
Booming softly through heaven, like a bassoon.
And the earth replies all night, like a deep drum.