The World's Wife

Name: The World's Wife
Author: Carol Ann Duffy

by Carol Ann Duffy

Poetry retelling famous men's stories from women's perspectives with wit and feminist consciousness

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Carol Ann Duffy

Scottish poet and first woman Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom. The World's Wife is her most celebrated collection, giving voice to the wives and women behind famous male figures.

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