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...Think twice before you take on Royal commissions. Or they'll be little more than rhyming emissions." -Fellow British poet Ian McMillan, offering Duffy some advice. (BBC...
...truly brilliant modern poet who has stretched our imaginations by putting the whole range of human experiences into lines that capture the emotions perfectly." -Prime Minister Gordon Brown. (BBC...
...Duffy] has achieved something that only the true greats of literature manage". - U.K. Culture Secretary Andy Burnham. (BBC...
...look on it as a recognition of the great woman poets we have writing now. I've decided to accept it for that reason." -On what led her to take up the post. (BBC Woman's Hour...
...write about people coming together in marriage or civil partnership, I would just be grateful to have an idea for the poem. And if I didn't, I'd ignore it." -Making clear that she won't write about every Royal event that takes place on her watch. (BBC Woman's Hour...