I think the dangers are different now. Our abuse of the planet and our resources is an anxiety.
Carol Ann DuffyIf I felt, in the event of a royal wedding, inspired to write about people coming together in marriage or civil partnership, I would just be grateful to have an idea for the poem. And if I didn't, I'd ignore it.
Carol Ann DuffyI always say that I'll have a go and see whether the poem works and if it does, then fine.
Carol Ann DuffyI grew up in a bookless house - my parents didn't read poetry, so if I hadn't had the chance to experience it at school I'd never have experienced it. But I loved English, and I was very lucky in that I had inspirational English teachers, Miss Scriven and Mr. Walker, and they liked us to learn poems by heart, which I found I loved doing.
Carol Ann Duffy