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Duffy's poetry is strongly connected to the idea of feminism and gender equality. According to the Poetry Foundation, Duffy deconstructs the traditional and sexist beliefs through her collection "Standing Female Nude"("Carol Ann Duffy").

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Some of the most common topics for Duffy to write about, according to the British Council, were gender and feminism issues, forms of alienation, oppression, and construction.  These are stated to be all forms of her representation of reality("Carol Ann Duff")

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According to Britannica, Duffy was considered for a poet laureate position in 1999, but the Prime Minister of the time (Tony Blair) stated that Duffy's bisexuality might not be received well by the people of middle England("Carol Ann Duffy").

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As stated in Britannica, Duffy received a degree in philosophy in 1977 after her attendance at Liverpool University. She would then write, read, publish, and teach poetry. Duffy would go on to lecture poetry at Metropolitan University, where she eventually became creative director("Carol Ann Duffy").

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According to Britannica, Duffy was born in Glasgow, Scotland and lived there until she was 6 years old. At that age, she moved to Stanford, England with her family(“Carol Ann Duffy”).

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Duffy's writing style is said to be a mix of both serious and humorous wording. She's often playful and descriptive with her words, which helps the readers understand her reality("Carol Ann Duff").

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In the same source, Duffy is stated to have been the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1995 and advanced titles twice - Once in 2002 to the Commander of the Order of the British Empire and eventually to the Dame Commander of the British Empire in 2015("Carol Ann Duffy")

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Duffy’s father was a fitter for an electrical company.  He ran an unsuccessful bid for Parliament in 1983 (“Carol Ann Duffy”).

In the Scottish Poetry Library, they state that her mother was named May Black, who was from Gorbals, better known as Glasgow (“Carol Ann Duffy”).

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Carol Ann Duffy is an openly bisexual woman who has had multiple public relationships with both men and women.  According to the Belfast Telegraph, her two most known/prominent relationships were with Adrian Henri and Jackie Kay("Carol Ann Duffy").

Duffy was in a relationship with Henri for 12 years, having met at a concert when she was 16 and he was 39.  Unfortunately, Henri died in 2000 at the age of 68.  Even though they weren't always together, the two were still close throughout their entire relationship and friendship("Carol Ann Duffy")

Duffy's relationship with Kay was a bit different.  The two in  1991 and lived together in Manchester in 1996.  They both had children of their own and they stayed together for 15 years.  They broke up in 2003, the same year Kay met with her birth parents("Jackie Kay (1961 – )").