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Writing Poetry with Carol Ann Duffy Reviews

4.8 Rating 173 Reviews
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course? Learn a new skill
I really enjoyed this course. I found it really helpful. I like the pace and the topics and I know I will return to the notes over time. This course is a wonderful resource. Thank you Carol Ann Duffy.
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Posted 3 months ago
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course? Other
Carol Ann Duffy's poetry course is first-rate. She engages you deeply in an intimate way, as if she is speaking to you personally. She is always crystal-clear. She combines what might be called objective discussion of poetry with her own unique personal slant, and leaves you buzzing with new insights and ideas.
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Posted 3 months ago
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course? Pursue a hobby
This course has been a pleasure. Carol Ann Duffy is an engaging teacher who avoids the pitfalls of 'teaching poetry' that put many people (especially GCSE students) off. The course is an ideal starting point for someone new to poetry, but is also sufficiently focussed and imaginative for people who are more familiar with poetry - both reading and writing it.
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Posted 4 months ago
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course? Achieve career goals
This is a great course Just the right mix of learning And freedom to be
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Posted 4 months ago
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course? Learn a new skill
I have never seen the point of poetry but my daughter persuaded me to try this course. Carol Ann Duffy is a joy to watch and I have learned so much from her, especially how to understand why writers choose to express themselves in this way. In my own attempts prompted by Carol Ann Duffy I have found poetry to be a profoundly honest medium (which I hadn't expected). I can now read the work of poets and have a better ability to seek out their truths. I do not know if I will write poetry without 'being told to'. I'm almost afraid of what I may discover. But I am very grateful to Carol Ann Duffy for this introduction to a whole new world of ideas. I wish I was eighty years younger!
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Posted 5 months ago
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course? Pursue a hobby
Wonderfully done and highly insightful. A poet laureate sharing her life as a bard!
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Posted 6 months ago
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course? Learn a new skill
Wonderful course. I love it.
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Posted 6 months ago
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course? Learn a new skill
I'm still hoping to hear some insights regarding the forms of poetry but the current focus on sources of inspiration has me waking up in the night to jot down ideas and themes for future poems. Of course some of her examples of where inspiration may come from hit home more than others but who knows if I'll find myself returning to some of the less familiar topics at some point.
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Posted 6 months ago