Britain has selected the first woman to be the Poet Laureate
Poet Laureate - in Britain, the term, has for centuries been the title of the official poet of the Monarch, since the time of Charles 11. The appointment use to be a lifetime post but is now a 10 year term. The candidate is officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for State occasions and other government events. 
Carol Ann Duffy, a Glaswegian was selected to a 10-year term as the official royal poet, she follows a long line of illustrious literary names. Her predecesor was Andrew Motion who followed Ted Hughed. 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.
Carol Ann Duffy, a Glaswegian was selected to a 10-year term as the official royal poet, she follows a long line of illustrious literary names. Her predecesor was Andrew Motion who followed Ted Hughed. 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.
Talent
by Carol Ann Duffy
This is the word tightrope.
Now imagine a man,
inching across it in the space between our thoughts.
He holds our breath.
There is no word net.
You want him to fall, don't you?
I guessed as much; he teeters but succeeds.
The word applause is written all over him.
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