Having a child takes you back to all those parts of your own childhood that you had hidden away.
Carol Ann DuffyI see the shape of the poem before I start writing, and the writing is just the process of arriving at the shape.
Carol Ann DuffyThe moment of inspiration can come from memory, or language, or the imagination, or experience - anything that makes an impression forcibly enough for language to form.
Carol Ann DuffyI think poetry can help children deal with the other subjects on the curriculum by enabling them to see a subject in a new way.
Carol Ann Duffy