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2. Carol Ann Duffy - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Carol Ann Duffy (born December 23, 1955) is a British poet, playwright and freelance writer born in Glasgow, Scotland. She grew up in Staffordshire and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Ann_Duffy

Carol Ann Duffy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Carol Ann Duffy (born December 23 ) is a British poet playwright and freelance writer born in Glasgow Scotland . She grew up in Staffordshire and graduated in philosophy from Liverpool University in 1977. Carol Ann Duffy was awarded an OBE in 1995, and a CBE in 2002. She now lives in Manchester with her daughter Ella (born 1995) whose father is the writer Peter Benson . She used to live with her partner, the poet Jackie Kay , but they separated in late 2004. Contents Background Poetry Other works Poet Laureate controversy ... External links Background Carol Ann Duffy was born to Frank Duffy and May Black in Glasgow as the eldest child of the family, and has four brothers. She moved to Staffordshire at the age of four. Her father worked as a fitter for English Electric, stood as a parliamentary candidate for the Labour party and managed Stafford football club in his spare time. Raised Catholic , she was educated at Saint Austin Roman Catholic Primary School, St. Joseph

3. Carol Ann Duffy - Poems, Biography, Quotes Free collection of all Carol Ann Duffy Poems and Biography. See the best poems and poetry by Carol Ann Duffy. http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/carol_ann_duffy

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4. Carol Ann Duffy Carol Ann Duffy. Carol Ann Duffy Born 23Dec-1955 Birthplace Glasgow, Scotland. Gender Female Race or Ethnicity White Sexual orientation Lesbian http://www.nndb.com/people/955/000107634/

This is a beta version of NNDB Search: All Names Living people Dead people Band Names Book Titles Movie Titles Full Text for Carol Ann Duffy Born: 23-Dec Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland Gender: Female Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Lesbian Occupation: Poet Nationality: England Executive summary: Mean Time Daughter: Ella (b. 1995) Girlfriend: Jackie Kay (poet, cohabiting) University: BA Philosophy, Liverpool University (1977) Cholmondeley Award Whitbread Prize 1993 poetry, for Mean Time Officer of the British Empire Commander of the British Empire Royal Society of Literature Author of books: Standing Female Nude , poetry) Selling Manhattan , poetry) The Other Country , poetry) Mean Time , poetry) The World's Wife , poetry) Meeting Midnight , poetry, juvenile) The Oldest Girl in the World , poetry, juvenile) Feminine Gospels , poetry) The Good Child's Guide to Rock N Roll , poetry, juvenile) Wrote plays: Take My Husband Cavern of Dreams Little Women, Big Boys Loss , radio play) Do you know something we don't? Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile

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Poems > Carol Ann Duffy > Ian Duhig CAROL ANN DUFFY Poet for our Times I write the headlines for a Daily Paper. It's just a knack one's born with all-right-Squire. You do not have to be an educator, just bang the words down like they're screaming Fire! CECIL-KEAYS ROW SHOCK TELLS EYETIE WAITER. ENGLAND FAN CALLS WHINGEING FROG A LIAR. Cheers. Thing is, you've got to grab attention with just one phrase as punters rush on by. I've made mistakes too numerous to mention, so now we print the buggers inches high. TOP MP PANTIE ROMP INCREASES TENSION. RENT BOY: ROCK STAR PAID ME WELL TO LIE. I like to think that I'm a sort of poet for our times. My shout. Know what I mean? I've got a special talent and I show it in punchy haikus featuring the Queen. DIPLOMAT IN BED WITH SERBO-CROAT. EASTENDERS' BONKING SHOCK IS WELL-OBSCENE. Of course, these days, there's not the sense of panic you got a few years back. What with the box et cet. I wish I'd been around when the Titanic sank. To headline that, mate, would've been the tops. SEE PAGE 3 TODAY GENTS THEY'RE GIGANTIC.

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See larger image Morris Jackie, Duffy Carol Ann: The Barefoot Book Of Classic Poems Barefoot Books Ltd (United Kingdom), 2006 Hardback, 128 pages Size: 280x230 mm ISBN: 9781905236558 ISBN-10: 1905236557 List price: You save: 30% Usually ships within 2 weeks. Will be shipped from: United Kingdom Add to Shopping Basket The Barefoot Book Of Classic Poems An anthology of classic poems from the English literary tradition, this illustrated work traces our journey through life with a blend of humour and playfulness, poignancy and nostalgia. It contains the works of some of the finest poets in the English language. Related links: Jackie Morris Carol Ann Duffy English literature: texts English (ie as school subject) ... Barefoot Books Ltd More information from Wikipedia: Jackie Morris Carol Ann Duffy Search Advanced Search Browse Arts Children's and educational Computing and information technology Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning ... Technology, engineering, agriculture, veterinary science Authors’ Name Index A B C D ... Z Your shopping basket is empty Your Account Are you a current customer?

8. Carol Ann Duffy Carol Ann Duffy was born in Glasgow. She grew up in Stafford and then attended the University of Liverpool, where she studied Philosophy. http://www.panmacmillan.com/Authors Illustrators/displayPage.asp?PageTitle=Indiv

9. Literary Encyclopedia Carol Ann Duffy Carol Ann Duffy was born in Glasgow on 23. December 1955. Her childhood and youth was spent in Staffordshire, England. She studied philosophy at Liverpool http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=1337

10. Carol Ann Duffy - Poems This study guide supports work for English at KS3 and KS4. http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/poetry/duffy.htm

Poems by Carol Ann Duffy - study guide Navigation Home page Contents Forum Maximize ... Maximize this page Introduction This guide gives detailed readings of poems by Carol Ann Duffy, with ideas for study. On this page I use red type for emphasis. Brown type is used where italics would appear in print (in this screen font, italic looks like this , and is unkind on most readers). Headings have their own hierarchical logic, too: Main section headings look like this Sub-section headings look like this Back to top About the poet She has worked as a freelance writer in London, after which she moved to live in Manchester, where she currently (2002) teaches creative writing at the Metropolitan University. Her first collection of poetry was Standing Female Nude (1985), followed by Selling Manhattan The Other Country Mean Time (1999) and The Feminine Gospels , which reflects her interest in betting. Of her own writing she has said: She has a daughter, Ella (born in 1995) and lives in Manchester. Carol Ann Duffy was awarded an OBE in 1995, and a CBE in 2002. Back to top Havisham Great Expectations has strangled a rival, and has unusually strong hands.)

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12. Knitting Circle Carol Ann Duffy When carol ann duffy was four her father, Frank duffy, whose grandparents were also Irish, got a job as a fitter with English Electric (later to become GEC http://www.knittingcircle.org.uk/carolannduffy.html

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@import url(/css/style.css); @import url(/css/english.css); Skip Navigation Manchester Metropolitan University MMU Home Prospectus About MMU A-Z Index ... Contacts Search: Department of English text only Faculty Home About Us ... Links Prof Carol Ann Duffy Professor of Contemporary Poetry Contact Details Room: Geoffrey Manton Building (Room 219) Telephone: Responsibilities Creative Director, The Writing School Background Qualifications BA University of Liverpool Career History Professional poet Arts Council Awards: judge Awards: The Eric Gregory Award; The Dylan Thomas Award; Lannan Award; The Cholmondely Award; The Somerset Maugham Award; The Forward Prize; The Whitbread Prize; three Scottish Arts Council Awards and The Signal Prize. Related Links Sheer Poetry - Resources on poetry by the poets themselves. View Publications Legal Notice Accessibility Feedback

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Carol Ann Duffy: Rapture, The World’s Wife, Feminine Gospels And New Selected Poems 1985-2005. Carol Ann Duffy writes exclusively on her poetry studied at GCSE, A Level and beyond on Sheerpoetry.co.uk. Carol Ann Duffy’s most recent collection of poetry is RAPTURE (Picador, Sep 2005). Picador also publish THE WORLD’S WIFE, FEMININE GOSPELS and NEW SELECTED POEMS 1985-2005. A CD of 10 songs co-written by Carol Ann Duffy with Eliana Tomkin, entitled RAPTURE, recorded by Eliana Tomkin, is available from 15 September 2005. SheerPoetry.co.uk SheerPoetry.co.uk is an innovative and constantly changing new uk poetry site. Sheer Poetry has sections for primary teachers and students, secondary teachers and students, and for university level and the general poetry reader. Here you will find poems, articles, workshops, interviews and essays, question sessions and more, about and by Carol Ann Duffy, Gillian Clarke, Seamus Heaney, Simon Armitage, and others. SheerPoetry.co.uk includes: strategies for The Literacy Hour Poetry workshops by Carol Ann Duffy, Gillian Clarke and others

18. [minstrels] Valentine -- Carol Ann Duffy Take it. Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding ring, if you like. Lethal. Its scent will cling to your fingers, cling to your knife. carol ann duffy http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/865.html

[865] Valentine Title : Valentine Poet : Carol Ann Duffy Date : 13 Aug 2001 Not a red rose or a ... Length : Text-only version Prev Index Next Your comments on this poem to attach to the end [ microfaq thebobcooper@ Valentine Not a red rose or a satin heart. I give you an onion. It is a moon wrapped in brown paper. It promises light like the careful undressing of love. Here. It will blind you with tears like a lover. It will make your reflection a wobbling photo of grief. I am trying to be truthful. Not a cute card or kissogram. I give you an onion. Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips, possessive and faithful as we are, for as long as we are. Take it. Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding ring, if you like. Lethal. Its scent will cling to your fingers, cling to your knife. Carol Ann Duffy Cara.Gartland@

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20. Originally By Carol Ann Duffy culture, speech, sense of first space and the right place? Now, Where do you come from? strangers ask. Originally? And I hesitate. by carol ann duffy. http://www.newi.ac.uk/englishresources/workunits/alevel/poetry/originally.html

Analyse the effectiveness of the techniques employed in the following poem: ORIGINALLY We came from our own country in a red room which fell through the fields, our mother singing our father's name to the turn of the wheels. My brothers cried, one of them bawling Home Home , as the miles rushed back to the city, the street, the house, the vacant rooms where we didn't live any more. I stared at the eyes of a blind toy, holding its paw. All childhood is an emigration. Some are slow, leaving you standing, resigned, up an avenue where no one you know stays. Others are sudden. Your accent wrong. Corners, which seem familiar, leading to unimagined, pebble-dashed estates, big boys eating worms and shouting words you don't understand. My parents' anxiety stirred like a loose tooth in my head. I want our own country , I said. But then you forget, or don't recall, or change, and, seeing your brother swallow a slug, feel only a skelf of shame. I remember my tongue shedding its skin like a snake, my voice in the classroom sounding just like the rest. Do I only think

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