The Missing
(Author) Sian HughesWINNER SEAMUS HEANEY CENTRE PRIZE FOR POETRYSHORTLISTED FOR THE FELIX DENNIS PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST COLLECTION FORWARD POETRY PRIZES 2009Poetry Bank Choice and Poetry Book Society Recommendation. In 2006 ‘The Send-Off’, an elegy for a lost child, was broadcast on Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4 and the issues it raised – ante-natal testing, grief, guilt, the family, women’s lives – raged on for weeks in blogs and notice boards. But no one wondered what the poem was about. It was crystal clear. The poems in Sian Hughes debut collection, The Missing are direct and emotional. They do not hide behind imagery. They deal head on with the heart of shame, with parenting, illness, loss, regret and falling in love with the wrong people.
Sian Hughes
Sian Hughes is a British poet and writer known for her innovative and experimental approach to poetry. She has published several collections of poetry, including "The Missing" and "The World's Hieroglyphic Beauty." Hughes' work often explores themes of memory, loss, and the complexities of human relationships. She is praised for her lyrical and evocative language, as well as her ability to blend the personal with the universal. Hughes has made significant contributions to contemporary poetry with her unique voice and style. Her most famous work, "The Missing," is a haunting and powerful exploration of grief and absence.