Carol Ann Duffy
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Carol Ann Duffy is a Scottish poet and playwright who became the first woman, first Scot, and first openly LGBTQ+ writer to serve as the UK Poet Laureate.
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| instanceOf |
Professor of Contemporary Poetry
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academic ⓘ human ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Cholmondeley Award
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E. M. Forster Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Forward Prize for Best Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ T. S. Eliot Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitbread Poetry Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1955-12-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Liverpool University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Manchester Metropolitan University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2019 (Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Duffy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary poetry
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dramatic monologue ⓘ play ⓘ |
| givenName | Carol Ann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary British poetry ⓘ |
| name | Carol Ann Duffy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first Scot to be appointed UK Poet Laureate
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first openly LGBTQ+ writer to be appointed UK Poet Laureate ⓘ first woman to be appointed UK Poet Laureate ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Everyman
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Feminine Gospels NERFINISHED ⓘ Love Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ Mean Time NERFINISHED ⓘ New Selected Poems 1984–2004 NERFINISHED ⓘ Rapture NERFINISHED ⓘ Rats’ Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ Selling Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ Standing Female Nude NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bees NERFINISHED ⓘ The Other Country NERFINISHED ⓘ The World’s Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
playwright
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poet ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Glasgow
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Scotland ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | lesbian ⓘ |
| startTime | 2009 (Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom) ⓘ |
| workLocation | Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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