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Carol Ann Duffy a pamphlet, "Fifth Last Song", and received an honours degree in philosophy in 1977. She won the National Poetry Competition in 1983. She worked as poetry critic for "The Guardian" from 1988–1989, and was editor of the poetry magazine, "Ambit". In 1996, she was appointed as a lecturer in poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University, and later became creative director of its Writing School. Duffy was almost appointed Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom in 1999 after the death of Ted Hughes, but lost out on the position to Andrew Motion. Duffy said she would not have accepted the position at
Carol Ann Duffy 2002, and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to poetry. Carol Ann Duffy Dame Carol Ann Duffy HonFBA HonFRSE (born 23 December 1955) is a Scottish poet and playwright. She is a professor of contemporary poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University, and was appointed Britain's Poet Laureate in May 2009. She is the first woman, the first Scot, and the first openly gay or bisexual poet to hold the position. Her collections include "Standing Female Nude" (1985), winner of a Scottish Arts Council Award; "Selling Manhattan" (1987), which won