Carol Ann Duffy by Yasith Diunugala https://padlet.com/00701853061_1/jhu9luenunc3yozs en-us 2023-09-11 20:48:52 UTC 2023-09-11 23:49:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Childhood/ Adolescent 00701853061_1 https://padlet.com/00701853061_1/jhu9luenunc3yozs/wish/2698142295 - Born in Glasgow, Scotland on December 23, 1955.
- Mom was Irish and dad's grandparents were Irish
- Went to covenant schools as she grew up
- Published poetry when she was 14 years old in magazines
(“Carol Ann Duffy | Biography, Books, Poetry, & Facts”)
- Passion for reading and writing from the convincing of English teachers and the poem "Mersey Sound"
(“Carol Ann Duffy - Poet”)

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  • Attended the University of Liverpool after school and studied philosophy
  • The first publishment of a collection of poetry in 1985 with "Standing Female Nude"
  • She became poet laureate in May 2009
    • (“About Carol Ann Duffy | Academy of American Poets”)
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  • Won a Scottish Arts Council Award in 1985
  • Won a Somerset Maugham in 1987
  • Won the Whitbread Poetry Award in 1990
  •  Won the Forward Poetry Prize in 1993
  • Won the 2005 T. S. Eliot Prize
  • Awarded the OBE in 1995 and CBE in 2001 for her playwrights.
    • (“Carol Ann Duffy - Literature”)
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  • Earlier works were of wit and social critique
  • Recent works deal with the complex, dark, and tangled theme of love
  • Reflects on the role of memory and time
  • Also deals with loss: loss of loved ones, loss of oneself, and loss of innocence. e.t.c
  • Deals with the roles of gender and feminism and challenges the traditional roles
    • (“About Carol Ann Duffy | Academy of American Poets”)

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  • Duffy was extremely connected with the feminist movements
  • They also connect with social and political critiquing with war, social/gender inequality, and environmental problems.
  • They also engage with contemporary issues with her various poems as a poet writing in the 21st century of mass change in society and culture
    • (“Carol Ann Duffy”)
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