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...
memories heart people
You can find poetry in your everyday life, your memory, in what people say on the bus, in the news, or just what's in your heart.
writing feelings trying
Poets deal in writing about feelings and trying to find the language and images for intense feelings.
prayer memorable writing
I write quite a lot of sonnets, and I think of them almost as prayers: short and memorable, something you can recite.
simple way use
I like to use simple words, but in a complicated way.