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Carol ann duffy the worlds wife lyrics and tracklist genius. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Dame carol ann duffy dbe frsl honfba honfrse born 23 december 1955 is a british poet and playwright. Carol ann duffy is a brilliant poet and this is my favourite book of hers. The worlds wife is carol ann duffy s first themed collection of poems published in 1999. Her last, mean time, won the forward poetry prize and the whitbread poetry prize. The worlds wife by carol ann duffy, 9780571199952, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Poignant, thoughtful, funny, rich and accessible ruth padel, books of the year guardian.
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