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- Carol Ann Duffy | Research Starter'In 2009, after winning critical acclaim for years in the United Kingdom (UK) and elsewhere, Carol Ann Duffy was named the first female poet laureate of the UK...'
- The real war poets; The Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy has called for a new war poetry and commissioned British poets to respond to events in Afghanistan and Iraq'It is wholly admirable that the new Poet Laureate,CarolAnnDuffy, shouldhavecommissioned a slew of modern war poetry. "War, it seems, makes poets of soldiers and not the otherwayround,"
- I don't have the burden of being a famous face'She believes poetry is our national art form - and Dame Carol Ann Duffy has spent the week travelling the length of Britain with a group of fellow bards, on a mission to bring contemporary poetry to the masses...'
- Photographers on the Front Lines of the Great War'In 1914, as the outbreak of World War I brought mass slaughter to Europe’s battlefields, photojournalism evolved rapidly in the muddy trenches, where 19th century tactics met 20th century weapons. Machine guns, airplanes, tanks, flamethrowers, poisonous gas and submarines were widely used for the first time against doomed troops that were sent by their generals into frontal attacks that left millions dead...'
- Exit wounds'With the conflict in Afghanistan escalating and the Iraq inquiry pending, poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy commissions war poetry for today..'
- 18 Different Types of Themes in Poetry'The theme is the underlying message that the writer or artist wants to convey. Themes can feature in poetry, a short story, a novel, or even a work of art...'
