Carol Ann Duffy: Ritual Lighting [2014] hardback Condition:New a mother sends flower seeds

a mother sends flower seeds to her son at the Front

and this is an updated edition of a book which has established itself as a standard guide to the field

by introducing moments of calm into our everyday lives

They include the complete texts of longer poems that are abridged or omitted in other collections

Or Dribbling Drew - a boy whose drool gets him into trouble on a school trip

Carol Ann Duffy: Ritual Lighting [2014] hardback Condition:New a mother sends flower seedsCarol Ann Duffy was appointed Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom in May 2009. In the first five years of her laureateship, she has written brilliant, challenging, lyrical and relevant poetry about people, places and significant moments, past and present. From Chaucer to Shakespeare, from Valentine's Day to Christmas Eve, from the industrial cities to the White Cliffs of Dover, this selection of her public poems celebrates our nation and its rituals.