In a playful reflection on the work and philosophy of poet Carol Ann Duffy, Jeanette Winterson explores the possibilities for storytelling, feminism, and everyday entertainment through poetry. Winterson excerpts poems from The World’s Wife in the voices of historical better halfs real and imagined, from Dorothy Wordsworth with her daffodils to Mrs. Sisyphus and Frau Freud. Without a doubt, Duffy’s work furthers her own argument that poetry can delight as it enlightens, and build bridges as it exposes uncomfortable truths.
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