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Selected Poems [Paperback]

Carol Ann Duffy (Author)

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Publication Date: 2 Feb 2006 | ISBN-10: 0141025123 | ISBN-13: 978-0141025124 | Edition: Reprint

This Selected Poems contains poetry chosen by Carol Ann Duffy from her first four acclaimed volumes, Standing Female Nude, Selling Manhattan, The Other Country and Mean Time (winner of the Whitbread Poetry Award), as well as six poems from the later The World's Wife:

'In the world of British poetry, Carol Ann Duffy is a superstar. Highbrow and lowbrow, readers love her' The Guardian

'Carol Ann Duffy is a very, very bright, appealing, clever, ingenious, approachable and ... heartwarming writer. She's a Good Thing, capital G, capital T, one of the poets I most enjoy reading' Andrew Motion

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'In the world of British poetry, Carol Ann Duffy is a superstar. Highbrow and lowbrow, readers love her' The Guardian

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Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Penguin; Reprint edition (2 Feb 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0141025123
ISBN-13: 978-0141025124
Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.2 x 19.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 162,887 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Poet, playwright and freelance writer Carol Ann Duffy was born in Glasgow in 1955, grew up in Staffordshire, and studied philosophy at Liverpool University. She is a former editor of the poetry magazine Ambit and is a regular reviewer and broadcaster. She moved from London to Manchester in 1996 and began to lecture in poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University. She has won many awards in recognition of her work, including the Whitbread Prize, the Somerset Maugham Award, the Signal Prize and the Forward Prize for Poetry. She was awarded an OBE in 1995, a CBE in 2001 and became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1999. Carol Ann Duffy lives in Manchester.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Entirely accessible 5 Dec 2009

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These are excepts from four other volumes of poetry as well as six poems from The World's Wife. I particularly liked the latter, with particularly amusing viewpoints from Mrs Midas, and Mrs Aesop. I also particularly liked two poems from the collection "Selling Manhattan:" "Miles Away," - about missing someone - and "The Virgin Punishing the Infant:" - about the difficulties of being the mother of God when he was a baby. I also liked "Moments of Grace" from "Mean Time," about experiences that make life worth living. This is the first volume of poetry I have read right through and enjoyed for a very long time.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Be positive 9 Oct 2009

By Mr. Robin M. Cain

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Looking at the last review I suppose its hard to believe this work as credible.

This is a person who writes from heart, belief & experience.

It is clever, incisive, witty, incredibly funny, poignant, dark and so much more.

It displays method as much as content.

From Mrs Darwen to the Onion. Education to Leisure gives a gritty account of an individuals pain.
I want to learn all areas not just 1.

But this is a great place to start

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27 of 32 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Genius at work 29 Nov 2000

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Carol Ann Duffy is blessed with the rare gift of describing people and things as they really are, from the inside. Here, you will see people you know, in situations you have been in. Every word is precisely right, in the most satisfying way imaginable. She is not only thematically, but also technically, brilliant. Her poems have new levels which appear with every re-reading. I will never tire of reading this book. Do yourself a favour and buy a copy.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid

A blight on the world of English literature. Why this is on the A level literature syllabus I will never know.

Published 24 days ago by grubsg

2.0 out of 5 stars Just a lot of rough drafts with only a few clear ideas.

I had to trawl through half the book to find any half-decent ideas. I cannot say that the poet is able to describe life as it is. Read more

Published on 26 Jun 2009 by Haiku Fan

5.0 out of 5 stars Great poetry!!

Carol Ann Duffy, the first woman poet laureate, explores many different themes in this selection of poems from childhood memories to relationships. Read more

Published on 22 Jun 2009 by Joyce �kesson

5.0 out of 5 stars A Rare Talent

Ms Duffy has recently been appointed Poet Laureate, the first women so honoured. This collection goes a long way to explaining why. Read more

Published on 16 May 2009 by Paul D

5.0 out of 5 stars Duffy bashers back off!

Duffy is one of those poets who divides opinions to such extremes, she must be doing something good. Read more

Published on 21 Mar 2009 by mentalguru

1.0 out of 5 stars I'm a girl, and I hate it...

Generally this will be adored by girls and dreaded by boys. For A-level we had been given Duffy to study, and my heart sank. Read more

Published on 12 Nov 2008 by Squire Bade

5.0 out of 5 stars well

I just like the way she writes.

It makes me feel good. It makes me feel.

I like things that make me feel.

That's all I wanted to say. Read more

Published on 17 May 2007 by missimpossible

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, if not a little overrated

I am automatically biased, I tend to dislike something if I'm forced into it and I'm an english literature student - bad combination huh? Read more

Published on 9 Jan 2003 by Matt Farthing

3.0 out of 5 stars Occasional brilliance from the heroine of British poetry

What I resent about Duffy's baleful brand of feminism is the unspoken inference that it is edgy, unique and terrifying - the embodiment of the 'Ms' career woman whom men cower from... Read more

Published on 14 Feb 2002 by ian b (photonsqueezer@hotmail.com)

5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating, a brave talent, a poet of our time

Carol ann Duffy allows the reader to actually experience the same emmotions as her characters within her poetry. Read more

Published on 27 Mar 2001 by rread2000@hotmail.com

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