The 44+ Carol Ann Duffy Quotes

How Would You Prepare To Die On A Perfect April Evening?

Every Day Is A Gift With A Child, No Matter What Problems You Have.

I Always Say That I'll Have A Go And See Whether The Poem Works And If It Does, Then Fine.

Having A Child Takes You Back To All Those Parts Of Your Own Childhood That You Had Hidden Away.

Between 9am And 3pm Is When I Work Most Intensely

Time Hates Love, Wants Love Poor,/but Love Spins Gold, Gold, Gold From Straw.

I Always Wanted A Child. Being A Mother Is The Central Thing In My Life.

I'll Be Left Writing Picture Books And Fairy Tales

I Still Read Donne, Particularly His Love Poems

My Prose Is Turgid, It Just Hasn't Got Any Energy

I Am Always Pleased To Be Asked To Write A Poem.

If I Felt, In The Event Of A Royal Wedding, Inspired To Write About People Coming Together In Marriage Or Civil Partnership, I Would Just Be Grateful To Have An Idea For The Poem. And If I Didn't, I'd Ignore It.