There'll be what you might call a moment of inspiration – a way of seeing or feeling or remembering, an instance or a person that's made a large impr… - Carol Ann Duffy

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There'll be what you might call a moment of inspiration – a way of seeing or feeling or remembering, an instance or a person that's made a large impression. 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

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About Carol Ann Duffy

Carol Ann Duffy, CBE (born 23 December 1955) is a Scottish poet, playwright, freelance writer and current Poet Laureate, the first woman to hold that title.

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Alternative Names: Dame Carol Ann Duffy
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