Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy
Dame Carol Ann Duffy DBE FRSLis a Scottish poet and playwright. She is Professor of Contemporary Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University, and was appointed Britain's Poet Laureate in May 2009. She is the first woman, the first Scot, and the first openly LGBT person to hold the position...
prayer ice sea
She stood upon a continent of ice, which sparkled between sea and sky, endless and dazzling, as though the world kept all its treasure there; a scale which balanced poetry and prayer.
stars
The stars are filming us for no one.
children thinking enabling
I think poetry can help children deal with the other subjects on the curriculum by enabling them to see a subject in a new way.
doe fine ifs
I always say that I'll have a go and see whether the poem works and if it does, then fine.
opposites wonder said
Auden said poetry makes nothing happen. But I wonder if the opposite could be true. It could make something happen.
grateful writing royal-wedding
If I felt, in the event of a royal wedding, inspired to write about people coming together in marriage or civil partnership, I would just be grateful to have an idea for the poem. And if I didn't, I'd ignore it.
children matter no-matter-what
Every day is a gift with a child, no matter what problems you have
moon paper brown
It is a moon wrapped in brown paper.
Between 9am and 3pm is when I work most intensely
winning fiction males
It's always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal
perfect evening april
How would you prepare to die on a perfect April evening?
war thinking water
If we think of what's up ahead, with climate change and wars over water, it's very frightening.
thinking discovery encounters
I think all poets must feel this: that there is constantly something new to be discovered in the language. It's like a thrilling encounter, and you can find things.
christmas father taken
Christmas is taken very seriously in this household. I believe in Father Christmas, and there's no way I'd do anything to undermine that belief.