If we think of what's up ahead, with climate change and wars over water, it's very frightening. Carol Ann Duffy aheadchangeclimate Change image and share on social
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 bathroombookpile Change image and share on social
I always wanted a child. Being a mother is the central thing in my life. Carol Ann Duffy centralchildlife Change image and share on social
I see the shape of the poem before I start writing, and the writing is just the process of arriving at the shape. Carol Ann Duffy arrivepoemprocess Change image and share on social
I still have a feeling that I haven't written the best that I can write. I think all poets must feel this: that there is constantly something new to be discovered in the language. It's like a thrilling encounter, and you can find things. Carol Ann Duffy constantlydiscoverencounter 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
I'll be left writing picture books and fairy tales. Carol Ann Duffy bookfairyleave Change image and share on social
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. Carol Ann Duffy begincreativefictional 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
