Browsing the archives for the poet laureate tag
Browsing the archives for the poet laureate tag
I don’t read as much poetry as I’d like to. In my late teens and early twenties I read lots and lots, but I sort of fell out of the habit, for reasons I can’t put my finger on. One poet I have continued to read, however, is our current Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. [...]
Or, at least, it certainly looks that way. I am dreadfully excited. Not only does this mark a momentous moment in women’s writing – the first female Poet Laureate – but Carol Ann Duffy is probably my favourite contemporary poet. And she’s Glaswegian. I am really quite thrilled, and I hope that she enjoys her [...]