Carol Ann Duffy
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Poems, palaces and butts of sherry: exhibition brings poets laureate to life
6 Aug 2014:Edinburgh Art Festival show explores appointed poets from Dryden to Duffy – noting falling deference to the monarch but revived delight in the perk of the sherry sack
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4 Dec 2012:Carol Ann Duffy's compendium of verminous fables explores the dark corners of morality in this illuminating family show, writes Alfred Hickling
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30 Nov 2012: Julia Eccleshare picks titles to inform and enchant
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3 Aug 2012: Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James, Sodom and Gomorrah by Marcel Proust and Rapture by Carol Ann Duffy
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2 Dec 2011: Both new and established voices impressed Sarah Crown in 2011
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6 Nov 2011:
Poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy's latest collection has touching moments but lacks energy, writes Kate Kellaway
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27 Sep 2014: Britain's poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy wrote this poem on the death of her father in 2011 -
27 Sep 2014: Carol Ann Duffy talks to Nicholas Wroe about turning the spotlight on poetry, writing verse for the Queen and why she won't be appearing on I'm a Celebrity
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23 Sep 2014:
Britain’s poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy wrote this poem for the Guardian on the morning after the Scottish independence referendum
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9 Aug 2014: The literary buzz landed on the Scottish capital along with a mix of poetic and prosaic discussions about authors’ wives, hearing voices and, of course, Scottish independence
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9 Aug 2014:
Our man with the cam goes behind the scenes to snap Mark Watson playing darts, Carol Ann Duffy reading Tennyson and Simon Callow talking up the Roman poet Juvenal – also featuring Richard Herring rewriting Rasputin, theatre in the icy Scottish sea and a bloody member of the walking dead
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6 Aug 2014:
Edinburgh Art Festival show explores appointed poets from Dryden to Duffy – noting falling deference to the monarch but revived delight in the perk of the sherry sack
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4 Aug 2014: Anti-war vigils and demonstrations by pacifists emphasise that 'route to war was not scripted: there are always choices'
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27 Jul 2014:
Celebrities read poems in online video
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Quiz,
21 Jul 2014:
It's 45 years since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the surface of the moon. Our mission for you? Test your knowledge of lunar literature
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30 Jun 2014:
Authors including Michael Morpurgo, Melvin Burgess and Adele Geras recommend their favourite books for children and teens about the first world war – what would you add?
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11 Jun 2014: Whether rubbing shoulders with world leaders, grilling the latest literary stars or simply reclining in Charlotte Square with a glass of wine, Edinburgh is a book festival like no other, writes Kirsty Wark
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17 May 2014:
by Carol Ann Duffy
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14 Apr 2014: Leading authors have shared what books they would send an inmate and why, as part of the campaign Books for Prisoners. Which copy would you send and for what reasons?
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3 Apr 2014: Poet laureate and authors Julian Barnes, Ian McEwan and Mark Haddon want to meet justice secretary to discuss restrictions
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1 Apr 2014:
Regulations introduced by the justice secretary Chris Grayling that stop people sending books to prisoners in England and Wales, have caused outrage among writers, teachers and prison experts. But what titles would they send?
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