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Carol Ann Duffy

"It's always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal."

Carol Ann Duffy, British Poet
Woman, Women, Poetry, Fiction
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"It's always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal."

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