1. Carol ann duffy
Scottish, Born in 1955

2. Britain’s Poet laureate
Poet laureate = a poet who is officially appointed by the government to compose poems for special occasions
Duffy was appointed in May 2009.
She is the first woman, the first Scot, and the first openly LGBT person to hold this position in Britain.

3. Poems from The world’s wife
A collection of 30 themed poems published in 1999
Duffy takes famous stories, histories, and characters which are traditionally focused on men and retells them through a feminist perspective by using the voice of each man’s wife
Wives include: Mrs Darwin, Queen Kong, the Devil’s Wife, Mrs. Beast, Pilate’s Wife, Medusa, Circe, Penelope

4. patriarchy
A social system in which male/masculine values and power dominate
Who gains? Who suffers?

5. feminism
A movement that seeks equality for women socially, politically, economically, and culturally
What is the common female experience?
Who gains? Who suffers?

6. Why write from the female voice?

7. revisionism
(in literature) The rewriting or retelling of a story so that various features are altered
Characters and their motivations are changed in order to convey a different message from the original well-known tale

8. Dramatic monologue
A poetic form in which a single voice addresses the reader, creating a strong sense of personality

9. Our Four (fIVE?) women Pontius Pilate’s wife Medusa Circe
Penelope (Odysseus's wife)
Little Red-Cap?