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About Carol Ann Duffy

Carol Ann Duffy lives in Manchester, where she is Professor and Creative Director of the Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University. She has written for both children and adults, and her poetry has received many awards, including the Signal Prize for Children's Verse, the Whitbread, Forward and T. S. Eliot Prizes, and the Lannan and E. M. Forster Prize in America. She was appointed Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom in 2009. In 2011 The Bees won the Costa Poetry Award, and in 2012 she won the PEN Pinter Prize. She was made a DBE in the 2015 New Year Honours list.

Recent updates about Carol Ann Duffy

International Day of the Girl

Faery Tales, with so many different girls in books, why not read this one! By Carol Ann Duffy, published by Faber & Faber.

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Mad Hatter Day

"We're all mad here..." said the Mad Hatter, why not try The Hat by Carol Ann Duffy. Published by Faber & Faber.

6 days ago

World Smile Day

Smile!!! Queen Munch and Queen Nibble by Carol Ann Duffy from Two Hoots is brilliant!

8 days ago

National Poetry Day

Could there be a better time to read The Hat by Carol Ann Duffy. Published by Faber & Faber.

9 days ago

National Poetry Day

Could there be a better time to read Faery Tales by Carol Ann Duffy. Published by Faber & Faber.

9 days ago

National Poetry Day

Introduce your children to poetry, how about Underwater Farmyard (PB). By Carol Ann Duffy, published by Macmillan Children's Books.

9 days ago

National Poetry Day

Introduce your children to poetry, how about The Good Child's Guide to Rock 'n' Roll. By Carol Ann Duffy, published by Faber & Faber.

9 days ago

National Poetry Day

Introduce your children to poetry, how about Underwater Farmyard. By Carol Ann Duffy, published by Macmillan Children's Books.

9 days ago

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