Carol Ann Duffy Rank
Carol Ann Duffy Rank
Famous quotes by Carol Ann Duffy
Auden said poetry makes nothing happen. But I wonder if the opposite could be true. It could make something happen.Carol Ann Duffy
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.Carol Ann Duffy
I grew up in a bookless house - my parents didn't read poetry, so if I hadn't had the chance to experience it at school I'd never have experienced it. But I loved English, and I was very lucky in that I had inspirational English teachers, Miss Scriven and Mr. Walker, and they liked us to learn poems by heart, which I found I loved doing.Carol Ann Duffy
I have piles of poetry books in the bathroom, on the stairs, everywhere. The only way to write poetry is to read it.Carol Ann Duffy
I still read Donne, particularly his love poems.Carol Ann Duffy
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
If I felt, in the event of a royal wedding, inspired to write about people coming together in marriage or civil partnership, I would just be grateful to have an idea for the poem. And if I didn't, I'd ignore it.Carol Ann Duffy
It's always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal.Carol Ann Duffy
Poetry and prayer are very similar.Carol Ann Duffy
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.Carol Ann Duffy
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.Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy's Popularity
Carol Ann Duffy is a famous Scottish poet and playwright, who was born on December 23, 1955. As a person born on this date, Carol Ann Duffy is listed in our database as the 21st most popular celebrity for the day (December 23) and the 108th most popular for the year (1955).
People born on December 23 fall under the Zodiac sign of Capricorn, the Sea Goat. Carol Ann Duffy is the 1077th most popular Capricorn.
Aside from information specific to Carol Ann Duffy's birthday, Carol Ann Duffy is the 115th most famous Scottish and ranks 15th in famous people born in Glasgow, Scotland.
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