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''Remains of Elmet'' is a collection of poems by
Ted Hughes Edward James Hughes (17 August 1930 – 28 October 1998) was an English poet, translator, and children's writer. Critics frequently rank him as one of the best poets of his generation and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. He wa ...
published in 1979. In this book Hughes has poetically covered the region of
Elmet Elmet (), sometimes Elmed or Elmete, was an independent Brittonic Celtic Cumbric-speaking kingdom between about the 4th century and mid-7th century. The people of Elmet survived as a distinctly recognised Brittonic Celtic group for centuri ...
. The book contains black and white photographs by
Fay Godwin Fay Godwin (17 February 1931 – 27 May 2005) was a British photographer known for her black-and-white landscapes of the British countryside and coast. Career Godwin was introduced to the London literary scene.hill country The Texas Hill Country is a geographic region of Central and South Texas, forming the southeast part of the Edwards Plateau. Given its location, climate, terrain, and vegetation, the Hill Country can be considered the border between the Ameri ...
of
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, Hughes's birthplace. The book was re-published by
Faber and Faber Faber and Faber Limited, commonly known as Faber & Faber or simply Faber, is an independent publishing house in London. Published authors and poets include T. S. Eliot (an early Faber editor and director), W. H. Auden, C. S. Lewis, Margaret S ...
in 1994, re-titled as ''Elmet'', with a third of the book comprising additional new poems and photographs.


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"Remains of Elmet: The Calder Valley"
at britishcouncil.org 1979 poetry books English poetry collections Books about England Poetry by Ted Hughes Elmet Yorkshire in literature {{Poetry-collection-stub