More From Carol Ann Duffy
- "Auden said poetry makes nothing happen. But I wonder if the opposite could be true. It could make something happen."
- "I have piles of poetry books in the bathroom, on the stairs, everywhere. The only way to write poetry is to read it."
- "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."
More In Poetry
- "With President Obama, there’s a feeling that he gets it. He has women in his life. He knows that our health care is important, that it’s important able to get access to the care that we need when we need it. That’s what translates. Women hear that when they hear him speak about these issues. He will be a champion and will defend us when we need it."― Sandra Fluke
- "Whereas with poetry no one has to show anybody really, and you don’t have to tell anyone you’re doing it."― Roger McGough
- "Working at the Food Bank with my kids is an eye-opener. The face of hunger isn’t the bum on the street drinking Sterno; it’s the working poor. They don’t look any different, they don’t behave any differently, they’re not really any less educated. They are incredibly less privileged, and that’s it."― Mario Batali