My prose is turgid, it just hasn't got any energy. Carol Ann Duffy energyproseturgid Change image and share on social
I still read Donne, particularly his love poems. Carol Ann Duffy donnelovepoem Change image and share on social
Having a child takes you back to all those parts of your own childhood that you had hidden away. Carol Ann Duffy backchildchildhood Change image and share on social
Between 9am and 3pm is when I work most intensely. Carol Ann Duffy 3pm9amintensely Change image and share on social
I write quite a lot of sonnets, and I think of them almost as prayers: short and memorable, something you can recite. Carol Ann Duffy lotmemorableprayer Change image and share on social
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 dominateequalfiction Change image and share on social
I think the dangers are different now. Our abuse of the planet and our resources is an anxiety. Carol Ann Duffy abuseanxietydanger Change image and share on social
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 buseverydayfind Change image and share on social
Auden said poetry makes nothing happen. But I wonder if the opposite could be true. It could make something happen. Carol Ann Duffy audenhappenmake Change image and share on social
I write in that space between Ella's childhood and mine. I know it all sounds a bit sinister. Carol Ann Duffy bitechildhoodella Change image and share on social