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War Photographer Carol Ann Duffy's poem explores another side of war in poetry. It is one of the National 5 set text poems.
Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘War Photographer’ depicts the poet’s opinions toward society and the agonies of war, in addition to the lack of interest of mankind toward it. Moreover, Duffy wrote the ‘War Photographer’ inspired by his friendship with Don McCullin and Philip Jones Griffiths.
Scottish poet Carol Ann Duffy (former Poet Laureate of the UK) examines the life of a war photographer who takes pictures of conflicts for British newspapers.
"War Photographer" is a poem by Scottish writer Carol Ann Duffy, the United Kingdom's poet laureate from 2009 to 2019. Originally published in 1985, "War Photographer" depicts the experiences of a photographer who returns home to England to develop the hundreds of photos he has taken in an unspecified war zone.
Oct 9, 2023 · Carol Ann Duffy's poem 'War Photographer' takes you into the mind of a person paid to capture images of human suffering. It wrestles with the moral ambiguity of being a passive witness to war.
Feb 9, 2023 · An illustrated reading of the poem, War Photographer by former poet laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. The poem focuses on the conflict of memories of war from the perspective of a war...
Oct 24, 2020 · The poem was published in 1985, so the Lebanese Civil War and the Northern Ireland Conflict were still ongoing at this time. Carol Ann Duffy was friends with a war photographer, so her poem is inspired by directly speaking with him about his experiences.
‘pick out five or six for Sunday’s Supplement’ (1) Duffy sums up her criticism of the editors of newspapers who trivialise the suffering of war to sell papers – ‘pick out’ suggests some are more important than others.
Oct 11, 2022 · The photographer winds his photographic film into ‘speels of suffering’ – a metaphor that portrays the sheer brutality of war captured in his photos. The sibilance in this line further emphasises this, resulting in a sinister hissing sound when spoken which is onomatopoeic for the hissing of shells and bullets on a battlefield.
War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy In his darkroom he is finally alone with spools of suffering set out in ordered rows. make sense of all the suffering. Hints at The only light is red and softly glows, as though this were a church and he a priest preparing to intone a Mass. Belfast. Beirut. Phnom Penh. All flesh is grass.
