It's always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal.
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Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.Carol Ann Duffy
Christmas is taken very seriously in this household. I believe in Father Christmas, and there's no way I'd do anything to undermine that belief.
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Between 9am and 3pm is when I work most intensely.
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Edinburgh is my favourite city. We'll be doing a lot of children's theatre and galleries.
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I still read Donne, particularly his love poems.
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Poetry and prayer are very similar.
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