New And Collected Poems For Children

A wonderful collection of new and previously published poems for children and teenagers, by U.K Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy.

'In the world of British poetry, Carol Ann Duffy is a superstar.' - Guardian

This stellar edition of Duffy's poems brings together work from her four award-winning collections for children, and sprinkles in a generous helping of new poems to match. From her dazzlingly debut Meeting Midnight through to her newest, brightest poems, Carol Ann Duffy's writing for younger readers has always bubbled with wit and humour, intelligence and affection, and introduced us to many strange and wonderful characters along the way. Among the enchanting voices to be heard are those of the Loch Ness Monster's husband, the oldest girl in the world, a sheepish Johann Sebastian Baa, Henrietta the Eighth and a heard of cows on a shopping trip to Manchester. The volume also includes a delightful longer poem about a hat blown through history from the head of one famous poet onto another. This handsomely-illustrated edition shows us why Carol Ann Duffy is one of our most read and best loved poets both in and out of the classroom, and reminds us that poems this good can be both educational and enjoyable.

Carol Ann Duffy was born in Glasgow and grew up in Stafford. She has published six collections of poems for adults and has received many awards. She won the 1993 Whitbread Award for Poetry and the Forward Prize for best collection for "Mean Time". "The World's Wife" received the E. M. Forster Award in America. She is currently Professor of Contemporary Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her most recent collection is "Feminine Gospels" (2002).