Carol Ann Duffy Be Bra's First Female and First Openly Gay Poet Lreate - AfterEllen

Contents:

• AFTER ORLANDO: GAY LOVE, A POEM BY CAROL ANN DUFFY
• POET LREATE CLAR ‘GOD IS GAY’ TRIBUTE TO ORLANDO VICTIMS
• CAROL ANN DUFFY BE BRA’S FIRST FEMALE AND FIRST OPENLY GAY POET LREATE

AFTER ORLANDO: GAY LOVE, A POEM BY CAROL ANN DUFFY

The new Poet Lreate, Carol Ann Duffy, has said “fantastic” that she is an openly gay wrer.

POET LREATE CLAR ‘GOD IS GAY’ TRIBUTE TO ORLANDO VICTIMS

At her first nference sce acceptg the posn, she said: “Sexualy is somethg that is celebrated now we have civil partnerships and ’s fantastic that I’m an openly gay wrer, and anyone here or watchg the terviews who feels shy or unfortable about their sexualy should celebrate and be nfint and be happy.

CAROL ANN DUFFY BE BRA’S FIRST FEMALE AND FIRST OPENLY GAY POET LREATE

This wrer is gay, and the prit, the old love of his church, kneelg to farmer is gay, balg the gold hayout the fields, and the teacher, cyclg to school each polician is gay, though he fears to say, knottg his tongue, his tie;and the doctor is gay, takg your human pulse her lm scientist is gay, foldg the origami of DNA, and the judge, his grey wig, is actrs is gay, spotl the smash-h play;the butcher, the baker, the ndltick-maker, our children, are God is gay. Poet Lreate Carol Ann Duffy has clared that “our children are gay and God is gay” – a poem released the wake of the Orlando massacre. The poem, tled Gay Love, clar: This wrer is gay, /and the prit, the old love of his church, /kneelg to pray.

“The farmer is gay, balg the gold hay/out the fields, /and the teacher, cyclg to school each day. “The polician is gay, /though he fears to say, /knottg his tongue, his tie.

The poem ntu to list people who are gay, cludg “the butcher, the baker, the ndltick-maker”, before ncludg: “Our children, are gay/And God is gay”.