Ted Hughes was born on the 17th of august 1930 in Mytholmroyd in west Yorkshire. As a child Hughes spent a lot of time with his brother on the moors shooting birds. This early experience with animals gave hive a thematic base which is evident in his poems, while his West Yorkshire accent has given him a rhythm that is also evident in his poems.
At the age of seven, Ted’s family moved to Mexborough which was a coal mining town in South Yo
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