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Collected Poems by Carol Ann Duffy

juliajeffress's review

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challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

f4iryj's review

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4.0

Not this particular book but many of her poetry and I'm unsure which book they all are in...

Read them for school.

maxcarwile's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

josiemaefitz's review

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“The Laughter of Stafford Girls’ High” is one of my most favorite poems ever

shinheiba_sm's review

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

meowpompom's review

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5.0

The past is the future waiting for dreams
and will find itself there.
I came in a cloak of cool luck
and smiled at the world.

hayley_loves_books's review

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4.0

I think as a rule I prefer anthologies with various poets than complete works of one poet. I did not like the poetry in the first half of this collection at all. The second half I enjoyed much more and recognised many poems that I had read previously. The poetry in The World’s Wife, Feminine Gospels, Rapture and The Bees were very much to my liking.

For me this collection reminded me of a line in a nursery rhyme. “When it was good it was very good but when it was bad it was horrid.” This all subjective and personal taste. I am going to rate this a four for the second half of the collection and pretend that the first half didn’t exist.

I like the way Carol Duffy used imagery in her poetry and I like when she uses words of a similar letter or sound as it reads very well out loud. Perhaps what I like most is her interpretation of mythical or well known people. Ie. The poem Atlas, Achilles, Mrs Quasimodo.

Particular attention should be brought to the simply outstanding poem The Last Post. The Fallen Soldier is also very good.
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