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"But he went to school with Wordsworth's sonnet "The world is too much with us", and echoes from that sonnet resound throughout his work as from few other poems. Philosophically, no other single poem can be said to form the basis of so much of his poetry. The celebrated opening of his wise little poem "Leisure" has its origins here." [2]
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 February 2025. Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955) Dame Carol Ann Duffy DBE FRSL HonFBA HonFRSE Duffy in June 2009 Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom In office 1 May 2009 – 10 May 2019 Monarch Elizabeth II Preceded by Andrew Motion Succeeded by Simon Armitage Personal details Born (1955-12-23 ...
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Education for Leisure" is a poem by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy which explores the mind of a person who is planning to commit a murder. [1] Until 2008 the poem was studied at GCSE level in England and Wales as part of the AQA Anthology , a collection of poems by modern poets such as Duffy and Seamus Heaney .
De Otio (On Leisure) is a 1st-century Latin work by Seneca (4 BC–65 AD). It survives in a fragmentary state. It survives in a fragmentary state. The work concerns the rational use of spare time, whereby one can still actively aid humankind by engaging in wider questions about nature and the universe.
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