Selected Poems: Carol Ann Duffy,9780140587357

Selected Poems: Carol Ann Duffy

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ISBN13: 9780140587357
ISBN10: 0140587357
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-09-01
Publisher(s): Penguin Global
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Summary

The author's own selection of the best poems from her four published selections Standing Female Nude (1985), Selling Manhattan (1987), The Other Country (1990) and Mean Time (1993). Carol Ann Duffy is one of Britain's most outstanding young poets.

Table of Contents

From Standing Female Nude (1985)
Girl Talkingp. 3
Comprehensivep. 5
Head of Englishp. 8
Lizzie, Sixp. 10
Education for Leisurep. 11
I Remember Mep. 12
Whoever She Wasp. 13
Dear Normanp. 15
Talentp. 17
$p. 18
Liverpool Echop. 19
Standing Female Nudep. 20
Oppenheim's Cup and Saucerp. 22
Shooting Starsp. 23
The Dolphinsp. 25
A Healthy Mealp. 27
And Then Whatp. 28
From Selling Manhattan (1987)
Dies Natalisp. 31
The Dummyp. 36
Model Villagep. 37
Recognitionp. 40
And How Are We Today?p. 42
Psychopathp. 43
Selling Manhattanp. 47
Stealingp. 49
The Virgin Punishing the Infantp. 51
Big Sue and Now, Voyagerp. 52
Foreignp. 54
Correspondentsp. 55
Telegramsp. 57
Lovesickp. 59
Warming Her Pearlsp. 60
Miles Awayp. 62
From The Other Country (1990)
Originallyp. 65
In Mrs Tilscher's Classp. 67
Weasel Wordsp. 69
Poet for Our Timesp. 70
Making Moneyp. 72
Descendantsp. 74
Liarp. 76
Boyp. 78
Eley's Bulletp. 79
Dream of a Lost Friendp. 82
Who Loves Youp. 84
Girlfriendsp. 85
Words, Wide Nightp. 86
Riverp. 87
The Way My Mother Speaksp. 88
In Your Mindp. 89
From Mean Time (1993)
The Captain of the 1964 Top of the Form Teamp. 93
Litanyp. 95
Nostalgiap. 97
Stafford Afternoonsp. 99
Brothersp. 101
The Good Teachersp. 102
Like Earning a Livingp. 104
Caulp. 105
Away and Seep. 107
Small Female Skullp. 109
Moments of Gracep. 111
The Grammar of Lightp. 113
Valentinep. 115
Closep. 117
Adulteryp. 119
Fraudp. 121
The Biographerp. 123
Mean Timep. 126
Prayerp. 127
From The World's Wife (in progress)
Mrs Midasp. 131
Mrs Lazarusp. 135
from Mrs Tiresiasp. 137
Mrs Aesopp. 141
Queen Kongp. 143
Mrs Darwinp. 147
Index of Titles and First Linesp. 148
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