Carol Ann Duffy
Dame Carol Ann Duffy is a Scottish poet and playwright. She is a professor of contemporary poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University, and was appointed Poet Laureate in May 2009, serving in this position until her term ended in 2019. She was the first female, the first Scottish-born and the first openly lesbian poet to hold the Poet Laureate position.
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- Born in
- Glasgow
- Educated at
- Amsterdam International Community SchoolKing Edward VI High SchoolUniversity of Liverpool
- Awards
- 🏆 T. S. Eliot Prize🏆 Cholmondeley Award🏆 PEN Pinter Prize
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1955
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