"ANOTHER First Time For Everything..."
She's asked for her " butt of sack" ( ie. 600 bottles of sherry: a Poet Laureate perk!) to be delivered up front.
AND That's Good Thinking: Andrew Motion was ( until today) Poet Laureate for 10 whole years and the poor fellow STILL hasn't received his.
SO I hope new Poet Laureate ( from today!) Carol Ann Duffy has got either vast cellar, big garage OR capacious wine rack...
It's fabulous news: yes, the Laureateship, but also the sherry.....
AND we now have our 1st woman Poet Laureate in 400 years...Elizabeth Barrett Browning ALMOST made the grade, as did Christina Rossetti , but until now the role has stayed eminently masculine.
A First Time For Eveything. This is lovely news.
** The snap is CarolAnn at Theatr Clwyd ( see my post of March 18th ) signing a book of children's poetry for my grandchildren!
posted by Jan at 6:42 pm
10 Comments:
y that it's a woman, but I don't envy her the job.
Great news in deed and ditto what Catherine said - tough job.
Glad it has gone to the first woman and to Carol Ann Duffy who is a marvellous poet.
That's good news! Love the sherry request ... good on her.
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Excellent news - and likewise, I love the sherry request! ;-)
She looks a lot less fierce there than she does in most photos I've seen of her!
Catherine:
Well she's got it for 10 yrs so I don't think there's much chance for a bit!!
LizF:
She'll bring a lot to it.
She's fair and gutsy and a great choice.
Elizabeth:
And she may well be in a city near you in the Autumn..
Kay:
Think I'd have chosen a stash of red though..
HErHimnbryn:
HrRaH yourself!
Good to see you.
Vanilla:
Still wondering where she'll put it all...
We shall have to ask her..
Isabelle:
She's not fierce at all, but I bet she can be fierce on those occassions demanding a touch of fierceness.. Good on her!
Did John Dryden first ask for a "butt of sack" in poetic payment?
I'm looking forward to seeing what Duffy will do with the post. She does, at least, seem to have a sense of humour about it.
Bee:
Humour!
An Essential ingredient in most serious things...
Good to hear from you.
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