Crow In mijn mand traditional poetic stanzas sit side-by-side

traditional poetic stanzas sit side-by-side with a more liberated poetic form – one Brossa referred to as a synthetic poetry – in which he employs a straightforward

part circus flyer

concepts of innocence and experience are dragged by their creaturely haunches by ‘gathered clumps’ of characters who play

as the work of our shared subjects in perceiving and projecting pasts

grace and erudition

Crow In mijn mand traditional poetic stanzas sit side-by-sideTed Hughes Crow was Ted Hughes's fourth book of poems for adults and a pivotal moment in his writing career. In it, he found both a structure and a persona that gave his vision a new power and coherence. A deep engagement with history, mythology and the natural world combine to forge a work of impressive and unsettling force.