The poem ‘Hawk Roosting’ was written by Ted Hughes and was published in 1960. He was skilled at writing poetry regarding nature, such as this poem, as his veiws were heavily influenced by animals and their way of life, being that they served an insterest of his from an early age. This traversed into his literature. Ted Hughes used animals and nature as a metaphor for human life. It is written in A first person point of view from what I believe to be A hawk, eagle, or winged predator. The poems history At first read it looks like the creature is describing its flight and life. ‘Hawk Roosting’ can however, be interpreted deeper. I found help with this from the 4th and 5th stanzas. I believe that this isn’t layered with a deeper meaning or symbolism hidden underneath. It is simply “I am powerful, not only in strength, but with the power to do what I please with that power”.