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Rain-charm for the Duchy is a book of poems by Ted Hughes. The book contains poems written by Hughes during his tenure as Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, from 1984. The poems in the book celebrate royal occasions. The book was first published by Faber and Faber in 1992.
- Ted Hughes
- 1992
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Timeline; At Jerez; Pax hominibus bonae voluntatis; Previously unpublished poems by the Poet Laureate John Masefield (1878-1967) Back; Explore the Exhibition; Carol Ann Duffy (b.1955) The Poet Laureate and the gift of sherry; The Early Poets Laureate; Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809 – 92) Alfred Austin (1835–1913) John Masefield (1878 – 1967)
Rain-Charm focuses more on storms and salmon than royal baptisms, more on the land of the Duchy than on the Royal Family itself. Its finished title was ‘Rain-Charm for the Duchy: A Blessed, Devout Drench for the Christening of His Royal Highness Prince Harry’.
Rain-charm for the Duchy and other Laureate poems 1992. 27.2 x 18.3 x 0.8 cm (book measurement (conservation)) | RCIN 1006837. Description. This volume of poetry, first published in 1992, collected all of the Laureate poems Hughes had written since the start of his laureateship in 1984.
Aug 12, 2024 · When most of the other poets of his generation were writing the deliberately dry, laconic—even prosaic—social verse of the Movement, Hughes opted for a blatantly poetic persona, intensely natural...
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Rain-charm for the Duchy: And Other Laureate Poems. Ted Hughes. Faber & Faber, 1992 - English poetry - 64 pages. In 1984 Ted Hughes was made Poet Laureate. Since then, he has fulfilled...
