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New Selected Poems: 1984-2004 | Carol Ann Duffy
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'Carol Ann Duffy is the most humane and accessible poet of our time' Rose Tremain, Guardian This volume contains poems chosen by Carol Ann Duffy from her first six acclaimed collections, from Standing Female Nude (1985) to Feminine Gospels (2002), and a handful of 'other poems' collected here for the first time. Endlessly varied and wonderfully inventive, this volume is the perfect introduction for new readers, the essential selection for students, and a glorious sum of parts for old acquaintances.
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GatheringBooks
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#PoetryMatters Day 24: #Foreign
I love this poem by Carol Ann Duffy. Featured it for Poetry Friday here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-7q3

TheSpineView Love!😍🤩👍 3y
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MariettaSG
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The funniest, cleverest and most entertaining part of this collection are those poems from Duffy‘s collection called The World‘s Wife (pub 1999). I‘m tempted to buy this collection of poems from the perspective of wives of famous mythic and historical heroes or female versions of the heroes themselves. If you only have time to read some of Duffy‘s poems read these, choose a famous historical male or female and see if she‘s written a poem for it.

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MariettaSG

Mrs Midas, what a fabulous poem on the perils of desiring gold, desiring wealth above all things.

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MariettaSG
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The photo, unlike the poem is a bit blurry, the poem couldn't be more poignant, suddenly my new favourite Duffy poem. Isolation giving me the chance to pause, reflect on what is meaningful, beautiful and true in life feels like an extended moment of grace. Life.

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MariettaSG
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Caul - Strangely this poem about the birthing membrane really resonates with me. Maybe that's not that strange. I had a friend whose brother was born completely within the membrane, the waters had not broken. Apparently it's an old wives tale that children born this way are always safe near water. He is now a submariner. 😮

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MariettaSG
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River

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MariettaSG

I don't know if I like Duffy's poems or not, I think the problem is that there are so very, very many of them. You have to wade through a lot that strike me as narratives or simplistic to get to one that makes you pause.

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MariettaSG

A cute poem ‘In Mrs Tilscher‘s class”. -
You ran through the gates, impatient to be grown,
as the sky split open into a thunderstorm.
There‘s probably more to this poem but I‘m taking this one at face value.

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MariettaSG

Favourites today were 'The Virgin punishing the Infant', 'Foreign', 'Telegrams' and 'Lovesick'.

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#HeyJune Day 14: Definitely a #FromMeToYou poetry, or should I say Thou, Thee. I devoured Carol Ann Duffy‘s poetry, including tagged book, after hearing her speak at the Singapore Writers Festival a few years back. Found this image being shared on FB by those who follow Chris Riddell, brilliant artist.

GypsyKat Very cool! 6y
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Cmwalburn
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I‘ve never been big on poetry but I‘m starting to enjoy freedom of it

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