- Paperback: 56 pages
- Publisher: Anvil Press Poetry (May 27 1993)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0856462470
- ISBN-13: 978-0856462474
- Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 13.4 x 0.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 100 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,505,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A review of Mean Time by Carol Ann Duffy.,
By Betty (Ireland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mean Time (Paperback)
I think the poems in 'Mean Time' are remarkable, so much so that I believe this selection should be made compulsory for GCSE level English. Duffy after all touches on so many tragedies endemic to the human condition which, while poignant, are also important to take note of. Such tragedies include our inability as humans to return to our past lives, a theme which is evocatively predominant in Beachcomber. Other tragedies include the potential for time to steal loved ones from us, and the innate loneliness that accompanies old age.It is after all important to take note of those moments in time which no matter how hard we try we will never be able to get back to. Duffy herself notes that (i'm paraphrasing here), we're all owed happiness sooner or later. The tricks to remember when we achieved it or to see it coming. After all if we do not take note of such happy experiences as those described in 'The Captain of the 1964 Top of the Form Team' or 'Moments of Grace', what would we possibily have to comfort us in our older years when we seem to be surrounded by nothing but loneliness?
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carol ann duffy,
By A Customer
This review is from: Mean Time (Paperback)
In my opinion, and i confess this is all i can offer, is that those who do not, or cannot understand and appreciate Duffy's work should not critisize it. Duffy is a highly complex poet who skillfully creates a palimphset of images and meanings. Those who interpret her poetry as one-dimentional and unvarying in theme simply lack the vision or the energy to look more deeply into the poetry. Duffy's words have the power to reach into your heart and touch you to the point of tears or to make you laugh out loud, those who remain un-moved are sadly numb to the raw emotion of her outpourings. The vibrant humour, vivid descriptions and at times brutal honesty these collected poems has made Duffy one of my favourite poets of all time.
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duffy defended,
By A Customer
This review is from: Mean Time (Paperback)
I won't bore anyone with my interpretations of the work, a little patience and a little insight will yield your own conclusions. But i do recommend investing that time, this collection is one of the finest i have encountered and i return to it as i might to an old friend. Other reviewers have criticised it for being repetetive, but where one deals with the major themes that poets tend to grapple with, such 'repetition' is apt to happen. It is the refreshing way in which she deals with universal themes that marks this book out as one which will endure. Duffy is one of the brightest contemporary talents, do not be put off by those who were forced to study the work and somehow bypassed its beauty, this is a deeply moving collection, with a fair bite of sharp humour - enjoy.
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