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This was one of my favourite collections by Duffy, so I wanted to revisit it while I happen to be in the same location as my copy. And I love it still, so full of jewels it'd be hard to choose just one to highlight. If I did, it'd be 'Art':

“Art, the chiselled, chilling marble of our kiss;
locked into soundless stone, our promises,
or fizzled into poems; page print
for the dried flowers of our voice.“

A beautiful anthology of love poems. A much loved experience for my nan who is infatuated with love. Gives a spark of joy to someone who dearly needs it 🖤

Some of the rhyming schemes fell flat for me, but regardless the title is accurate and she fulfilled the expectations of incredible, overwhelming ardour.

Watching Carol Ann Duffy 😁❤️

#window #poetrymatters
From ‘Over‘ in the tagged collection.

#smell #poetrymatters
Probably my fav collection from a living poet ❤️

#lovesick #poetrymatters
Another brilliant one from Rapture.

#midnight #poetrymatters
Some Duffy ❤️

#forever #poetrymatters
From the poem ‘Whatever‘.

An unselfconscious collection about the joys and pains of romantic love. Duffy is unabashedly giddy, angry, and mournful in turn. These are easily digestible poems, and I would recommend these to anyone looking for an entry to reading poetry. 3.5⭐️

#dream #poetrymatters
This collection is full of the most amazing love poems.

#summer #poetrymatters
Daughter picked this one as she liked the juxtaposition between summer and snow (she did really say that 😁- she‘s studying Duffy‘s Feminist Gospels at the moment so is familiar with a lot of her stuff)

#change #poetrymatters
A wonderful collection 💕

"this is what it is like or what it is like in words" ❤️?❤️
This poem of lost #love by Carol Ann Duffy gets me every time.
#poetrymatters @LazyDays

#heartsandhardcovers #red @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I love Carol Ann Duffy! ❤️ Her poems are can be witty and cutting and laugh out loud hilarious, but she also writes beautiful love poems. Some of these make my heart ache. And the cover is just to die for!

The kid is asleep, the hubby off to the gym. So I'll continue with my #litsypartyofone with a selection of books. 😊 Got some cider and my brand new book sleeve ready. ❤️

If you're in Scotland, you gotta buy a Carol Ann Duffy book. So here goes. And now enough with the book buying! Well, we shall see how that works out. 😂

Feb. 2: Syntax / Sintaxis - I want to say / thee, I adore, I adore thee, / and to know in my lips / the syntax of love resides... #LitsyPoetry365

from the poem 'Hour'