Carol Ann Duffy was the first ever female Poet Laureate of the UK and the first to be born in Scotland. I can think of no good reason why she should not be included in the Scottish curriculum.

Carol Ann Duffy’s Faery Tales ... No other writer can retell a story quite like she can. Duffy, a former British Poet Laureate, is perhaps better known for her verse, but her wizardry with ...

god-gifted, to spyce up the craic" “My hand on what I take from time and this world / and the stone’s shadow there on the grass… "The ancient law: / the mass cannot be sung / without the wax". A new ...

Despite becoming poet laureate in 1930, John Masefield always considered ... In the 21st century, popular poet laureates including Andrew Motion, Carol Ann Duffy and the current postholder Simon ...

The appointment of Carol Ann Duffy as Poet Laureate was always going to raise eyebrows and temperatures among certain elements of the literary establishment and seamier side of the media.

a poem by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. We received hundreds of entries, which our panel of judges - headed by composer Bob Chilcott - whittled down to a final shortlist of six. These carols were ...