Carol Ann Duffy Uncategorized Quotes


Auden said poetry makes nothing happen. But I wonder if the opposite could be true. It could make something happen. Carol Ann Duffy Uncategorized 112
I think poetry can help children deal with the other subjects on the curriculum by enabling them to see a subject in a new way. Carol Ann Duffy Uncategorized 76
Between 9am and 3pm is when I work most intensely. Carol Ann Duffy Uncategorized 59
Poets deal in writing about feelings and trying to find the language and images for intense feelings. Carol Ann Duffy Uncategorized 58
I write quite a lot of sonnets, and I think of them almost as prayers: short and memorable, something you can recite. Carol Ann Duffy Uncategorized 49
I think the dangers are different now. Our abuse of the planet and our resources is an anxiety. Carol Ann Duffy Uncategorized 47
I see the shape of the poem before I start writing, and the writing is just the process of arriving at the shape. Carol Ann Duffy Uncategorized 42
I am always pleased to be asked to write a poem. Carol Ann Duffy Uncategorized 40
Poetry and prayer are very similar. Carol Ann Duffy Uncategorized 38

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