Frieda Hughes ~ English Poet & Painter

Frieda Hughes

English Poet & Painter

BLOG SESSION

December 18th, 2017

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Today we are going to be discussing Frieda Hughes, English Poet & Painter, and daughter of the famous Poet Sylvia Plath.  If you were here for our last Blog Session, then you were able to read the background of both Frieda's mother, Sylvia Plath, and her father, Ted Hughes.  [You may scroll down to see our previous Blog Session, or you may check out our right-hand column under our "Blog Archive" to see any previous Sessions that you may have missed].

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Journal Notes

Frieda Hughes

English Poet & Painter

Born April 1st, 1960

Frieda Rebecca Hughes was born on April 1st, 1960.  She is an English Poet & Painter.  Frieda has published seven (7) children's books and four poetry collections.  She also has had many Exhibitions.

Frieda Hughes is the daughter of poets sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes.  Frieda's mother was one of the most influential poets of the century, and her father was the British poet laureate from 1984 until his death in 1998.  Frieda's mother died by suicide when Frieda was almost three.  Frieda's father died of a heart attack.  Frieda's brother, Nicholas Hughes, died by suicide on March 16th, 2009.

Nicholas Hughes, Frieda Hughes and Ted Hughes

Frieda Hughes was born in London.  Through their father's mother, Frieda and Nicholas are descendants of Nicholas Ferrar (1592 - 1637).  Their father's mother moved to Perth, Western Australia in 1988, and later settled in Wooroloo, a small hamlet north of Perth, in 1991.  There the Australian landscape became the basis of much of Frieda's painting.  Frieda became an Australian citizen in 1992.  Frieda has dual citizenship ~ British - Australian.

Frieda Hughes was married to farmworker Desmond Dawe from 1979 to 1982.  Her second husband was real estate agent Clive Anderson.  Her third marriage in 1996 was to Hungarian Artist Laszio Lukacs.  The two divorced in 2010 after a year-long separation.

EDUCATION

Frieda Hughes graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design - London, with a BA (Hons.) in 1988.

CAREER BACKGROUND

From 2006 to 2008 Frieda wrote a weekly poetry column for The Times newspaper and in 2008 was chair judge for the Forward Prizes for Poetry and a judge for the National Poetry Competition.

In February 2010, Frieda was a guest on Private Passions, the biographical music discussion programme on BBC Radio 3.

In October 2015, Frieda spoke for the first time about her father as part of the BBC Two documentary, Ted Hughes:  Stronger Than Death.

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

   Tall Story

By Frieda Hughes

Genre:  Fiction ~ Children's Literature

Published:  1997

Mickey is always telling lies.  Not just small ones, but great BIG enormous ones, too.  Then he goes to stay with Grandma and an awful thing happens.  Mickey's lies stop being lies, and start to come true.  When he says there are frogs in his soup, they really do appear.  And what was a totally made-up allergy to soap--and washing in general--is now an allergy for real Poor Mickey, he's sorry for ever telling lies in the first place, however fun it was.  Will he really learn his lesson, though?

The Thing in the Sink

(Colour Storybook)

By Frieda Hughes

Genre:  Fiction ~ Children's Literature

Published:  1992

There's a strange thing lurking in Peter's bathroom.  It looks a bit like a frog--but then again, perhaps it's a pig?  Maybe even a dragon?  It is green and slimy, and frankly it's getting in Peter's way.  No one else seems bothered by it--but it's getting on Peter's nerves.  He's always wanted a pet of his own, but really The thing will have to go.  Trouble is, will it want to?

Find out more about Frieda Hughes Poetry Collections and Children's Books by visiting her website here.

Find out more about Frieda Hughes beautiful oil paintings by visiting her website here.

Enjoy your day dear friends, and we'll meet again back here on the Blog for another exciting Session tomorrow!

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

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