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Carol Ann Duffy is not only one of the most widely acclaimed poets in Britain today, but is also a major influence on a wide range of poets. With her filleted syntax, populist verse technique, feminist politics, and most importantly dramatic monologue, Duffy best illustrates the subtle, but profound changes that are taking place in contemporary British poetry. Duffy is also known for her poetry´s attempt to unmask the poetic language, her exploration and exploitation of everyday speech; as well as addressing of complex philosophical issues This book appraises the poet´s sense of displacement, and sexuality through textual analysis of Duffy´s major book-length collections.

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Ismail Bala writes in English and Hausa. He teaches English at Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria Born and educated to university level in Kano, he did his post-graduate studies at Oxford. He is a Fellow of the International Writing Programme of the University of Iowa; currently working on his first collection of poems.

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