Summary

The effortless virtuosity, drama and humanity of Carol Ann Duffy's verse have made her an admired contemporary poet.

The effortless virtuosity, drama and humanity of Carol Ann Duffy's verse have made her an admired contemporary poet. This collection of poems aims to serve as a map of real love. It reflects Duffy's refusal to simplify the contradictions of love, and read its transformations - infatuation, longing, passion - as either redemptive or destructive.