 The change was signalled by signing these poems as Andrew Young, rather than A.J.Young as formerly, and it was only from the publication of the 1960 "Collected Poems" that editors began to use selections from the earlier work again.His new manner was characterised by sharp observation and the movement of the poetry towards a striking final image, as in the short "Essex Salt-Marsh".There were several musical settings of his poetry, including the incidental music composed by Imogen Holst for his play "Nicodemus" (1937).