Poetry Collections:
* The Right Kind of Weather (1972)
* The Importance of Being Earnest (1974)
* The Last Resort (1978)
* The Collected Poems of Hugo Williams (1981)
* Selected Poems (1985)
* The Penguin Book of Contemporary British Poetry (editor) (1988)
* The Bone Detective (1993)
* The Oxford Book of Modern British Poetry (editor) (2000)
* The Selected Poems of Hugo Williams (2005)
* The Heart’s Invisible Furies (2014)
Other Books:
* The Life of an Actor (1984), a memoir
* The Things I Don’t Want to Know (1988), a collection of essays
* The Best of Hugo Williams (2007), a selection of his work
* The Best of The Bone Detective (2018), a collection of his columns from The Independent
Other Notable Works:
* He wrote and starred in the BBC Radio 4 comedy series Hugo Williams’s Diary.
* He has also written and performed several one-man shows.
* He has contributed to numerous publications, including The Guardian, The Observer, The Independent, and The Spectator.
Awards and Recognition:
* Cholmondeley Award (1978)
* Eric Gregory Award (1974)
* Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry (2020)
His works have been praised for their wit, intelligence, and honesty. Williams is considered one of the most significant poets of his generation, and his work continues to be widely read and admired.