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

~Carol Ann Duffy

Topics: Children City Doing Edinburgh Favourite Galleries Lot Theatre

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Between 9am and 3pm is when I work most intensely.

~Carol Ann Duffy

Topics: Between Intensely Most Work

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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.

~Carol Ann Duffy

Topics: Child Else Finding Full House Know Life Light Like Living Previous Room Seems Someone Suddenly Treasure You Your

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Every day is a gift with a child, no matter what problems you have.

~Carol Ann Duffy

Topics: Child Day Every Every Day Gift Matter Problems You

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

~Carol Ann Duffy

Topics: Between Bit Childhood Ella Know Mine Sinister Sounds Space Write I Write

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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.

~Carol Ann Duffy

Topics: Beginning Creative Each Fictional Like Poem Reveal Sand Truth Trying Oyster

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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.

~Carol Ann Duffy

Topics: Anything Belief Believe Christmas Father Household Seriously Taken Undermine Very Way I Believe I Believe In

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Poetry and prayer are very similar.

~Carol Ann Duffy

Topics: Poetry Prayer Similar Very

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My prose is turgid, it just hasn't got any energy.

~Carol Ann Duffy

Topics: Any Energy Got Just Prose

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I think the dangers are different now. Our abuse of the planet and our resources is an anxiety.

~Carol Ann Duffy

Topics: Abuse Anxiety Dangers Different Now Our Planet Resources Think I Think

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Poet

Born: December 23rd, 1955

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