1914: Poetry Remembers by Carol Ann Duffy

1914: Poetry Remembers by Carol Ann Duffy

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The First World War holds a unique place in the nation's history; the poetry it produced, a unique place in the nation's hearts. To mark the centenary of the First World War in 2014, the author has engaged the most eminent poets to choose the writing from the Great War that touched them most profoundly. This book presents their choices.

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1914: Poetry Remembers by Carol Ann Duffy

The First World War holds a unique place in the nation's history; the poetry it produced, a unique place in the nation's hearts. To mark the centenary of the First World War in 2014, the author has engaged the most eminent poets to choose the writing from the Great War that touched them most profoundly. This book presents their choices.
Carol Ann Duffy was born in Glasgow and grew up in Stafford. She won the 1993 Whitbread Award for Poetry and the Forward Prize for best collection for Mean Time. The World's Wife received the E. M. Forster Award in America, whileRapture won the T. S. Eliot Prize 2005. She is currently Professor of Contemporary Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her most recent volumes are New and Collected Poems for Children (2009) and The Bees (2011), which won the Costa Poetry Award. She is Poet Laureate.
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ISBN 13 9780571302154
ISBN 10 0571302157
Title 1914: Poetry Remembers
Author Carol Ann Duffy
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 2014-08-07
Number of pages 144
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.