Class Handouts for
the Poems:
Some Online Information about "War Photographer":
Internet Resources on the Poems and Duffy:
- A commentary on "Standing Female Nude", and another commentary that stresses the Communist/Marxist perspective.
- For "A Healthy Meal," a simple commentary, and some discussion questions.
- Sheer Poetry's analysis of "Model Village" by Michael Woods.
- Sheer Poetry's analysis of "Psychopath" by Michael Woods.
- Mark Birch's YouTube video analysis of "In Mrs Tilscher's Class", and some GCSE revision over the poem.
- "Mrs Lazarus": In this interview (also linked above), Duffy talks about "Mrs Lazarus" after you scroll down to below the halfway point. There's also a Sheer Poetry analysis by Michael Woods, and a YouTube video analysis here (the one we watched in class) and here.
- Carol Ann Duffy writes about her own poem "Anne Hathaway" here, plus the Shmoop guide to the poem, and a full commentary here.
- Scroll down for a teeny tiny bit of comment on "If I Was Dead".
- In an audio reading and Q & A session, Duffy talks about her love poems, including "The Love Poem" (@ around 12:15).
- Andrew Moore's pages on GCSE revision are often excellent. On his Carol Ann Duffy page, he analyzes "Education for Leisure," and "Anne Hathaway".
- Author Jeannette Winterson wrote an interesting profile of Duffy and posted it on her own website.
- The British Council's biography and criticism of Duffy is an excellent place to start your thinking about her.
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