For me, poetry is the music of being human. And also a time machine by which we can travel to who we are and to who we will become.
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