[New-Poetry] Carol Ann Duffy gets the laurels

[Uche Ogbuji]

Anny Ballardini wrote:
> Sorry to disagree with those who criticize this poem in a negative way.
> I find it quite emotional, deep, and having a life of its own. English
> poetry is studded by "prayers" as much as Italian "poetry" and poetry in
> general and since the very beginning, see the opening salute to the
> Muses. One of the fundamental prerequisites of a poet is humility. It is
> right from the beginning that you can separate the good from the bad.

There can be good and bad poems on prayer, just as there can be good and
bad poems on pepto bismol and swine flu.  As a gesture indicating my
lack of malice towards poems on prayer, I offer a great poem on prayer:
Hopkins' "Candle Indoors".  There are many good and great poems on
prayer.  I chose that one precisely because it's so well known.

http://plagiarist.com/poetry/6136/


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