Between 9am and 3pm is when I work most intensely.
About Carol Ann Duffy
Dame Carol Ann Duffyis a Scottish poet and playwright. She is a professor of contemporary poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University, and was appointed Poet Laureate in May 2009, and her term expired in 2019.
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Poets deal in writing about feelings and trying to find the language and images for intense feelings.
Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955)
Every day is a gift with a child, no matter what problems you have.
Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955)
I think the dangers are different now. Our abuse of the planet and our resources is an anxiety.
Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955)
It’s always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal.
Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955)
I write in that space between Ella’s childhood and mine. I know it all sounds a bit sinister.
Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955)
Edinburgh is my favourite city. We’ll be doing a lot of children’s theatre and galleries.
Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955)
I’ll be left writing picture books and fairy tales.
Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955)
When you have a child, your previous life seems like someone else’s. It’s like living in a house and suddenly finding a room you didn’t know was there, full of treasure and light.
Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955)
Like the sand and the oyster, it’s a creative irritant. In each poem, I’m trying to reveal a truth, so it can’t have a fictional beginning.
Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955)
My prose is turgid, it just hasn’t got any energy.
Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955)
I write quite a lot of sonnets, and I think of them almost as prayers: short and memorable, something you can recite.
Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955)
I still read Donne, particularly his love poems.
Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955)
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.
Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955)
Between 9am and 3pm is when I work most intensely.
Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955)
Poetry and prayer are very similar.
Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955)