Britain names first woman as poet laureate (Los Angeles Times)

Carol Ann Duffy, an acclaimed Scottish poet with an eclectic range and a flair for satire and humor, is also the first openly gay poet to hold the post. Janet Stobart For the first time since the post was created in 1668, Britain has selected a woman as its poet laureate, the long-acclaimed Scottish-born Carol Ann Duffy, who has written on topics including Shakespeare and Elvis Presley.

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