I have piles of poetry books in the bathroom, on the stairs, everywhere. The only way to write poetry is to read it.
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Having a child takes you back to all those parts of your own childhood that you had hidden away.
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| Birth: | 23rd December, 1955 |
| Nationality: | Scottish |
| Profession: | Playwright, Poet, Professor |
About
Carol Ann Duffy was born in Glasgow, Scotland. She is a scottish poet and playwright. She is Professor of Contemporary Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University, and was appointed Britain's poet laureate in May 2009. She is the first woman, the first Scot, and the first openly LGBT person to hold the position. Her collections include Standing Female Nude, winner of a Scottish Arts Council Award and Mean Time, which won the Whitbread Poetry Award.
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