[New-Poetry] Carol Ann Duffy gets the laurels

[maryann]

Hello, new member here. We're amassing a fair collection of links to 
some of her poems and articles about her over here:

http://www.ablemuse.com/erato/showthread.php?t=7440

My introduction to her was her sonnet "Prayer," which is widely 
anthologized. I figured it hadn't been mentioned here because everybody 
knew it, but in case I'm wrong, here's a link:

http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/987.html

The sonnet appeals to me much more than the sly and amusing pieces that 
are being quoted in the recent articles.

Cheers,
Maryann

Michael Snider wrote:
> gotta admit I don't kow much aout her poetry either - I was just 
> responding to the description. And "towering" is only hard if there 
> are giants around.
>
> On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Halvard Johnson <halvard at gmail.com 
> <mailto:halvard at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     Hey, I don't know nuthin' 'bout her poetry, but I'm delighted
>     that she's got the sense to demand her butt of sack up front.
>
>     Hal
>
>     "Anything is art if an artist says it is."
>               --Marcel Duchamp
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>     Halvard Johnson
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>     On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 1:39 PM, David Bircumshaw
>     <david.bircumshaw at ntlworld.com
>     <mailto:david.bircumshaw at ntlworld.com>> wrote:
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>             But if you think I'm bad, wait till the Birk chimes in on
>             this.<
>
>
>         Not much to say, Rob. there's one Duffy poem, about the old
>         BBC TV series Top of the Form, which I liked. She used to do a
>         good slot on Radio 3 that gave air to a lot of poets. A long
>         time ago.
>
>         How about Katrina Porteous?
>
>         best
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>         David Bircumshaw
>         Website: http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk
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>             Sorry, Jim, I *was a bit unsure as to who I was picking up on.
>
>             But if you think I'm bad, wait till the Birk chimes in on
>             this.
>
>             (I was hesitant about getting involved here, as I find
>             CAD's poetry so dull that I can't pay enough attention to
>             it to argue against it.)
>
>                   ... but if you could nominate a Recent Dead Poet, my
>             money would be on Fanthorpe.
>
>             Applying the 100 Years Rule, I suspect she'll be there.
>
>             Robin
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