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Category Archive: Carol Ann Duffy

Carol Ann Duffy Quote: “If I felt, in the event…”

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.

November 7, 2019 1955, British, Carol Ann Duffy, December 23, Quotes by Poets

Carol Ann Duffy Quote: “Edinburgh is my favourite city. We’ll…”

Edinburgh is my favourite city. We’ll be doing a lot of children’s theatre and galleries.

September 20, 2019 1955, British, Carol Ann Duffy, December 23, Quotes by Poets

Carol Ann Duffy Quote: “The poem is a form of…”

The poem is a form of texting… it’s the original text. It’s a perfecting of a feeling in language – it’s a way of saying more with less, just as texting is.

July 30, 2019 1955, British, Carol Ann Duffy, December 23, Quotes by Poets

Carol Ann Duffy Quote: “Poets deal in writing about feelings…”

Poets deal in writing about feelings and trying to find the language and images for intense feelings.

July 26, 2019 1955, British, Carol Ann Duffy, December 23, Quotes by Poets

Carol Ann Duffy Quote: “I write in that space between…”

I write in that space between Ella’s childhood and mine. I know it all sounds a bit sinister.

May 10, 2019 1955, British, Carol Ann Duffy, December 23, Quotes by Poets

Carol Ann Duffy Quote: “If we think of what’s up…”

If we think of what’s up ahead, with climate change and wars over water, it’s very frightening.

April 20, 2019 1955, British, Carol Ann Duffy, December 23, Quotes by Poets

Carol Ann Duffy Quote: “The moment of inspiration can come…”

The moment of inspiration can come from memory, or language, or the imagination, or experience – anything that makes an impression forcibly enough for language to form.

April 9, 2019 1955, British, Carol Ann Duffy, December 23, Quotes by Poets

Carol Ann Duffy Quote: “Christmas is taken very seriously in…”

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.

March 17, 2019 1955, British, Carol Ann Duffy, December 23, Quotes by Poets

Carol Ann Duffy Quote: “I grew up in a bookless…”

I grew up in a bookless house – my parents didn’t read poetry, so if I hadn’t had the chance to experience it at school I’d never have experienced it. But I loved English, and I was very lucky in that I had inspirational English teachers, Miss Scriven and Mr. Walker, and they liked us to learn poems by heart, which I found I loved doing.

January 25, 2019 1955, British, Carol Ann Duffy, December 23, Quotes by Poets

Carol Ann Duffy Quote: “Poetry and prayer are very similar….”

Poetry and prayer are very similar.

January 8, 2019 1955, British, Carol Ann Duffy, December 23, Quotes by Poets

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