Duffy Context Flashcards
What was Duffy the first?
First LGBTQ+ poet laureate with a feminist edge.
How was Duffy raised?
A Roman Catholic in a poor area of sexuality.
What was she a professor of at Manchester met uni?
Contemporary poetry.
What two things does she explore?
Both everyday experience and the rich fantasy of life.
What pervades her work?
Sense of the ritual language from her school days.
What does she do like Larkin?
Stays away from the overly florid yet uses the everyday to express something profound about the human experience.
What was Duffy’s classic style of poem?
Dramatic monologue
What probematic thing does Duffy use in her poetry?
Popular culture.
Where did Duffy spend the 70’s and how did this impact her writing?
The performance poetry scene of Liverpool writing plays.
Spoken word- liverpool beat poets
