https://padlet.com/10000490261/o9xws625yyegy3z7 en-us 2023-09-11 15:45:35 UTC 2023-09-22 17:33:09 UTC hello@padlet.com 10000490261 https://padlet.com/10000490261/o9xws625yyegy3z7/wish/2697725160 Carol Ann Duffy was born in Glasglow, United Kingdom on December 23, 1955. Duffy lived in Glasglow until the age of six, when her and her family packed their things and moved to Stafford, England. Her father was a fitter for an electrical company. Duffy grew up attending convent schools and she started publishing her poetry in magazines at the age of fourteen.]]> 2023-09-11 16:06:06 UTC https://padlet.com/10000490261/o9xws625yyegy3z7/wish/2697725160 10000490261 https://padlet.com/10000490261/o9xws625yyegy3z7/wish/2697730497 Duffy graduated with a degree in philosphy in 1977. After graduating, Duffy began working right away and was able to publish several books. She also traveled a bit to read and teach her poetry. Duffy also worked as a poetry critic for "The Guardian", from 1988 to 1989 as an editor for the poetry magazine "Ambit".]]> 2023-09-11 16:09:24 UTC https://padlet.com/10000490261/o9xws625yyegy3z7/wish/2697730497 10000490261 https://padlet.com/10000490261/o9xws625yyegy3z7/wish/2697739316 Duffy was awarded an OBE in 1955, and she even became a Fellow of the "Royal Society of Literature" in 1999. Following that, she won a CBE in 2002, and a DBE in 2015.]]> 2023-09-11 16:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/10000490261/o9xws625yyegy3z7/wish/2697739316 10000490261 https://padlet.com/10000490261/o9xws625yyegy3z7/wish/2697744234 2023-09-11 16:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/10000490261/o9xws625yyegy3z7/wish/2697744234 10000490261 https://padlet.com/10000490261/o9xws625yyegy3z7/wish/2716683044 Carol Ann Duffy uses a style of poetry that is more in a conversational, everyday type of language. This technique makes her poems appear more simple. She uses literary devices such as enjambment, alliteration, and imagery. ]]> 2023-09-22 17:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/10000490261/o9xws625yyegy3z7/wish/2716683044 10000490261 https://padlet.com/10000490261/o9xws625yyegy3z7/wish/2716685186 Duffy writes her poetry to shine light on many prevalent topics in today's society. Some of these topics include, feminism, gender, and opression.]]> 2023-09-22 17:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/10000490261/o9xws625yyegy3z7/wish/2716685186 10000490261 https://padlet.com/10000490261/o9xws625yyegy3z7/wish/2716686612 2023-09-22 17:33:00 UTC https://padlet.com/10000490261/o9xws625yyegy3z7/wish/2716686612 10000490261 https://padlet.com/10000490261/o9xws625yyegy3z7/wish/2716686818 2023-09-22 17:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/10000490261/o9xws625yyegy3z7/wish/2716686818