Duffy's book "explores contemporary and historical scenes from surprising and unexpected viewpoints. Written from the perspective of the wives of famous and often infamous men."
Each poem is inspired by an existing fictional, mythical, biblical, or historical figure, most often a male figure, to which Duffy creates a female counterpart.
The poems which are available as reviews from Litcharts are available in the VCE Collection and as downloads from the links under this list. The poems which appear to have regular online reviews are listed on the right of this guide. I have not been able to find specific reviews of any worth for one poem:
March 25, 2014. Carol Ann is the current poet Laureate of the UK. A revered artist whose work focuses on the rich fantasy life and feats of imagination that underlie the everyday and the banal. A highly resourceful poet, her work draws inspiration from everything, from lovers, to onions. Carol reads through a series of selected pieces, giving us a broad cross-section of her life's work. She also tells us about the inspiration behind some of her most iconic poems. At times humorous, at times heartbreaking, her body of work captures the extremities of human emotion. Soulful viewing and a must see for poetry lovers and budding bards.
20,325 views Mar 4, 2015 The award-winning poet Carol Ann Duffy gave a poetry readying at Emory University on February 21, 2015. Duffy is the first woman and first openly gay poet to be named Britain’s Poet Laureate and a crucial figure in world poetry today. She is an award-winning Scottish poet who writes with power, beauty, humor and grace about love, death, and women’s lives. Duffy’s literary papers are housed at the Manuscript, Archives, & Rare Book Library at Emory. MARBL acquired Duffy’s archives in 1999, with a recent set of additions; the newly processed collection is now open and available for research.
