British - Poet | December 23, 1955 -
I write in that space between Ella's childhood and mine. I know it all sounds a bit sinister.
Carol Ann Duffy
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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.
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Poetry and prayer are very similar.
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I write quite a lot of sonnets, and I think of them almost as prayers: short and memorable, something you can recite.
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I think the dangers are different now. Our abuse of the planet and our resources is an anxiety.
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I'll be left writing picture books and fairy tales.
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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.
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I like to think that I'm a sort of poet for our 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.
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I am always pleased to be asked to write a poem.
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If we think of what's up ahead, with climate change and wars over water, it's very frightening.
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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.
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