Lightyear Howard Sargeant In reading the poems of

In reading the poems of this finely crafted and lyrical book

Sargon Boulus (1944–22 October 2007)

Weissbort provides a unique insight into Hughes’s views on translation and on his interest in making accessible the work of foreign-language poets and classical drama

Ted Hughes and Daniel Weissbort

under the furrows

Lightyear Howard Sargeant In reading the poems ofLightyear is the story of a journey from January to December, a walk through the seasons, a year full of outdoor danger and delights. Inspired by the Swedish poet Staffan Sderblom's "Six October Poems", Lightyear tracks the calendar changes of time and the elements on the body in the landscape. The poems were written in over a three year period, in the country and in the city, in North London, Cornwall, Scotland, Greece and the French Alps. Lightyear