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I'll be left writing picture books and fairy tales.

~Carol Ann Duffy

Topics: Books Fairy Fairy Tales Left Picture Tales Writing

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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.

~Carol Ann Duffy

Topics: About Be Grateful Civil Coming Event Felt Grateful Idea Ignore Inspired Just Just Be Marriage Partnership People Poem Royal Together Wedding Would Write

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I like to think that I'm a sort of poet for our times.

~Carol Ann Duffy

Topics: Like Our Poet Sort Think Times

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I always say that I'll have a go and see whether the poem works and if it does, then fine.

~Carol Ann Duffy

Topics: Always Does Fine Go Poem Say See Then Whether Works

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I am always pleased to be asked to write a poem.

~Carol Ann Duffy

Topics: Always Am Asked Pleased Poem Write I Am

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

~Carol Ann Duffy

Topics: Change Climate Climate Change Frightening Over Think Up Very Wars Water Ahead

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Auden said poetry makes nothing happen. But I wonder if the opposite could be true. It could make something happen.

~Carol Ann Duffy

Topics: Be True Could Happen Make Makes Nothing Opposite Poetry Said Something True Wonder I Wonder

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I still have a feeling that I haven't written the best that I can write. I think all poets must feel this: that there is constantly something new to be discovered in the language. It's like a thrilling encounter, and you can find things.

~Carol Ann Duffy

Topics: Best Constantly Discovered Encounter Feel Feeling Find Language Like Must New Poets Something Something New Still Things Think Thrilling Write Written You I Think I Can

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The poem is the literary form of the 21st century. It's able to connect young people in a deep way to language... it's language as play.

~Carol Ann Duffy

Topics: Able Century Connect Deep Form Language Literary People Play Poem Way Young Young People 21St Century

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I think poetry can help children deal with the other subjects on the curriculum by enabling them to see a subject in a new way.

~Carol Ann Duffy

Topics: Children Curriculum Deal Enabling Help New New Way Other Poetry See Subject Subjects Them Think Way I Think

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Poet

Born: December 23rd, 1955

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