A review by lydiagracehawkins
The World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy

5.0

Duffy’s ‘The world’s wife’ are a collection of feminist poems that retell famous stories; fictional and factual, from a female perspective. The poems offer a witty and satirical viewpoint from the likes of Mrs Midas, Medusa, Mrs Aesop and many more. I thoroughly enjoyed the majority of poems for their humour and feminist readings of classic tales, as i found they brought a modern twist on older stories. Personally, i found a few of the poems slightly dry, partly because i either felt they were slightly far fetched or was not entirely sure what they were aiming at. However on the whole Duffy’s poetry was a fun and unique read and would recommend to anyone who enjoys witty twists on well known stories.