Writing for children is an altogether different experience.
These eight pieces, which explore schooldays and the mysteries of childhood, will be included in Carol Ann’s latest collection of children’s poems, to be published this coming autumn by Faber.
Carol Ann Duffy has been acclaimed as the first poet laureate for the whole family with her brilliant poems for children.
New laureate Carol Ann – who edits our Poetry Corner column – has given us an exclusive preview of her latest work to share with Daily Mirror readers.
These eight pieces, which explore schooldays and the mysteries of childhood, will be included in Carol Ann’s latest collection of children’s poems, to be published this coming autumn by Faber.
THE MAIDEN NAMES
I got a shock
hearing the grown-ups talk
to find that my Grandmother’s name
wasn’t her name at all,
only her married name.
I listened hard
till I heard
that the same…
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