Before You Were Mine Flashcards
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Poet
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Carol Anne Duffy
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Context
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-Carol Anne Duffy was born in 1955 in Glasgow. The poem was published in 1993.
-It is an autobiographical poem and makes reference to the streets of Glasgow (George Square), conveying her nostalgia for her home city.
-Duffy was made Poet Laureate in 2009.