Editing Carol Ann Duffy (section)

===Poet laureate===
In her first poem as poet laureate, Duffy tackled the scandal over British [[United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal|MPs' expenses]] in the format of a [[sonnet]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/jun/12/politics-carol-ann-duffy-poem |title=Politics by Carol Ann Duffy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416105537/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jun/12/politics-carol-ann-duffy-poem |archive-date=16 April 2012 |work=The Guardian |date=13 June 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her second, "[[Last Post (poem)|Last Post]]", was commissioned by the BBC to mark the deaths of [[Henry Allingham]] and [[Harry Patch]], the last remaining British soldiers to fight in World War I.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8175000/8175790.stm "Carol Ann Duffy, Poem for the last of WWI"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327070307/http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8175000/8175790.stm |date=27 March 2016 }}, Today Programme, BBC Radio 4, 30 July 2009.</ref> Her third, "The Twelve Days of Christmas 2009", addresses current events such as [[species extinction]], the [[Copenhagen United Nations Climate Change Conference|climate change conference]] in Copenhagen, the [[banking crisis]], and the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|war in Afghanistan]].<ref>Duffy, Carol Ann. [https://archive.today/20091212183840/http://www.radiotimes.com/content/features/carol-ann-duffy-the-twelve-days-of-christmas/ "The Twelve Days of Christmas 2009"], ''Radio Times'', 6 December 2009.</ref> In March 2010, she wrote "Achilles (for David Beckham)" about the [[Achilles tendon]] injury that left [[David Beckham]] out of the English football team at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://startouch.thestar.com/screens/7e829725-1f15-450c-b640-aaf0c0342443%7C_0.html |title=The Bizzaro History of the Poet L aureate |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105180041/http://startouch.thestar.com/screens/7e829725-1f15-450c-b640-aaf0c0342443%7C_0.html |archive-date=5 November 2016 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=7 July 2016 |first=Bruce |last=Demara |url-status=dead}}</ref> the poem was published in ''[[Daily Mirror|The Daily Mirror]]'' and treats modern celebrity culture as a kind of mythicisation.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Flood |first=Alison |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2010/mar/16/carol-ann-duffy-poem-david-beckham |title=Carol Ann Duffy's poem for David Beckham is an ode to enjoy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107185443/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2010/mar/16/carol-ann-duffy-poem-david-beckham |archive-date=7 November 2012 |work=The Guardian |date=16 March 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> "Silver Lining," written in April 2010, acknowledges the grounding of flights caused by the ash of the Icelandic volcano [[Eyjafjallajökull]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/apr/20/silver-lining-carol-ann-duffy |title=Silver Lining, by Carol Ann Duffy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227132144/http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/apr/20/silver-lining-carol-ann-duffy |archive-date=27 December 2011 |work=The Guardian |date=20 April 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On 30 August 2010 she premièred her poem "Vigil" for the [[Manchester Pride]] Candlelight Vigil in memory of [[LGBTQ]] people who have lost their lives to [[HIV/AIDS]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Kinser |first=Jeremy |url=http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/08/30/Thousands_Attend_Manchester_HIV_Vigil/ |title=Thousands Attend Manchester HIV Vigil |publisher=Advocate.com |date=30 August 2010 |access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref>

Duffy wrote a 46-line poem, "Rings," for the 2011 [[wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton]]. The poem celebrates the rings found in nature and does not specifically mention the couple's names. It begins ''for both to say'' and continues: "I might have raised your hand to the sky / to give you the ring surrounding the moon / or looked to twin the rings of your eyes / with mine / or added a ring to the rings of a tree / by forming a handheld circle with you, thee, / ...". She wrote the verse with Stephen Raw, a textual artist, and a signed print of the work was sent to the couple as a wedding gift.<ref>{{cite news|last=Harrison|first=David|title=Royal wedding: Poet laureate writes verse for big day|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8469503/Royal-wedding-Poet-laureate-writes-verse-for-big-day.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8469503/Royal-wedding-Poet-laureate-writes-verse-for-big-day.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=30 April 2011|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=23 April 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Poems for a wedding|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/apr/23/wedding-carol-ann-duffy-poetry|access-date=30 April 2011|newspaper=The Guardian|date=23 April 2011}}</ref> Duffy also wrote the poem "The Throne," which she composed for the 60th anniversary of [[Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II's coronation]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Rayner|first=Gordon|title=Queen's coronation anniversary: Crown to leave Tower for first time since 1953 for Westminster Abbey service|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/10096497/Queens-coronation-anniversary-Crown-to-leave-Tower-for-first-time-since-1953-for-Westminster-Abbey-service.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/10096497/Queens-coronation-anniversary-Crown-to-leave-Tower-for-first-time-since-1953-for-Westminster-Abbey-service.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=7 October 2013|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=4 June 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In ''[[Stylist (magazine)|Stylist]]'' magazine,<ref Name="Interview"/> Duffy said of becoming poet laureate: "There's no requirement. I do get asked to do things and so far I've been happy to do them." She also spoke about being appointed to the role by [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]], saying: "She's lovely! I met her before I became poet laureate but when I was appointed I had an 'audience' with her which meant we were alone, at the palace, for the first time. We chatted about poetry. Her mother was friends with [[Ted Hughes]] whose poetry I admire a lot. We spoke about his influence on me."<ref Name="Interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.stylist.co.uk/people/interviews-and-profiles/interview-carol-ann-duffy|work=Stylist|title=Interview: Carol Ann Duffy|access-date=4 October 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007040121/http://www.stylist.co.uk/people/interviews-and-profiles/interview-carol-ann-duffy|archive-date=7 October 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Duffy stood down as laureate in May 2019.<ref name=Guardian181027 />