30 Quotes by Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy, a renowned British poet and playwright, has made an indelible mark on contemporary literature with her poignant and evocative verse. As the first woman to hold the position of Poet Laureate in the United Kingdom, Duffy's impact on the world of poetry has been immense. Her works often explore themes of love, identity, gender, and societal issues, offering a unique and introspective perspective on the human experience. Duffy's poetry is characterized by its accessibility, making it relatable and resonant for a wide range of readers.
She has been recognized with numerous prestigious awards, including the T.S. Eliot Prize and the Whitbread Poetry Award, further cementing her status as one of the most celebrated poets of her generation. Beyond her poetic achievements, Duffy's role as an advocate for the arts and education has been pivotal in promoting literature and nurturing emerging voices. Her dedication to empowering young writers and fostering creativity has left an enduring impact on the literary landscape, inspiring generations to engage with the transformative power of poetry.
Carol Ann Duffy Quotes
I like to use simple words, but in a complicated way.
Poets deal in writing about feelings and trying to find the language and images for intense feelings.
For me, poetry is the music of being human. And also a time machine by which we can travel to who we are and to who we will become.
You can find poetry in your everyday life, your memory, in what people say on the bus, in the news, or just what's in your heart.
Poetry, above all is a series of intense moments its power is not in narrative. I'm not dealing with facts, I'm dealing with emotion.
Poetry and prayer are very similar.
It is a moon wrapped in brown paper.
Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.
When you have a child, your previous life seems like someone else's. It's like living in a house and suddenly finding a room you didn't know was there, full of treasure and light.
Christmas is taken very seriously in this household. I believe in Father Christmas and there's no way I'd do anything to undermine that belief.
I think all poets must feel this: that there is constantly something new to be discovered in the language. It's like a thrilling encounter, and you can find things.
It's always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal
What will you do now with the gift of your left life?
She stood upon a continent of ice, which sparkled between sea and sky, endless and dazzling, as though the world kept all its treasure there; a scale which balanced poetry and prayer.
My prose is turgid, it just hasn't got any energy
As anyone who has the slightest knowledge of my work knows, I have little in common with Larkin, who was tall, taciturn and thin-on-top, and unlike him I laugh, nay, sneer, in the face of death. I will concede one point: we are both lesbian poets.
Poets sing our human music for us.
I'll be left writing picture books and fairy tales
Auden said poetry makes nothing happen. But I wonder if the opposite could be true. It could make something happen.
If we think of what's up ahead, with climate change and wars over water, it's very frightening.
Time hates love, wants love poor,/but love spins gold, gold, gold from straw.
The moment of inspiration can come from memory, or language, or the imagination, or experience - anything that makes an impression forcibly enough for language to form.
You have me like a drawing, erased, coloured in, untitled, signed by your tongue.
Better off dead than giving in; not taking what you want.
What do I haveto help me, without spell or prayer,endure this hour, endless, heartless, anonymous,the death of love?
The stars are filming us for no one.
Having a child takes you back to all those parts of your own childhood that you had hidden away.
Every day is a gift with a child, no matter what problems you have.
How would you prepare to die on a perfect April evening?
― Carol Ann Duffy Quotes
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