title: New Selected Poems
author:  Ted Hughes 
description: Ted Hughes was born in 1930 in West Yorkshire, England. He is the author of many collections of poetry, most recently, <i>Wolfwatching.</i> Mr. Hughes was appointed poet laureate of England in 1984. He lives in North Tawton, Devon.
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  TED HUGHES
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # New Selected Poems 1957–1994
  
  
  
  
  
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  # Table of Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Title Page](New_Selected-oems_1957-1994_split_000.html#filepos177)  
    
    
  [from THE HAWK IN THE RAIN](New_Selected-
  oems_1957-1994_split_004.html#filepos20949)  
  [The Thought-Fox](New_Selected-oems_1957-1994_split_005.html#filepos21216)  
  [Song](New_Selected-oems_1957-1994_split_006.html#filepos23818)  
  [The Jaguar](New_Selected-oems_1957-1994_split_007.html#filepos26586)  
  [Famous Poet](New_Selected-oems_1957-1994_split_008.html#filepos29128)  
  [Soliloquy](New_Selected-oems_1957-1994_split_009.html#filepos33457)  
  [The Horses](New_Selected-oems_1957-1994_split_010.html#filepos35010)  
  [Fallgrief’s Girlfriends](New_Selected-
  oems_1957-1994_split_011.html#filepos39916)  
  [Egg-Head](New_Selected-oems_1957-1994_split_012.html#filepos43422)  
  [Vampire](New_Selected-oems_1957-1994_split_013.html#filepos47448)  
  [The Man Seeking Experience Enquires His Wa