Duffy uses the metaphor of an onion to describe the complexity of love in her poem 'Valentine'. "Not a red rose or a satin heart. I give you an onion." On the face of it, Carol Ann Duffy’s ...

Originally This autobiographical poem sees Duffy considering and exploring the sense of isolation and confusion felt when she moved as a child from Scotland to England. This poem addresses the ...

and Ms Duffy's poems about childhood, love and human relationships are as relevant to Scotland as they are to anywhere else. Carol Ann Duffy was the first ever female Poet Laureate of the UK and ...

Carol Ann Duffy ... can. Duffy, a former British Poet Laureate, is perhaps better known for her verse, but her wizardry with words makes her a natural storyteller in prose, too. Her love for ...