A Pair of Three by Claire Crowther Penelope Shuttle Carol Ann Duffy and Benjamin

Carol Ann Duffy and Benjamin Zephaniah

and a skilful and varied use of form

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Stranger Here (oil on canvas

A Pair of Three by Claire Crowther Penelope Shuttle Carol Ann Duffy and BenjaminClaire Crowthers fifth collection, A Pair of Three, is her most personal yet, a story of marriage to a widower. It explores a trio, wife, husband and first wife, in a love story that is moving, uplifting, often funny but rarely told. The emotional power of lyric, the narrative of ballad and the drama of modernist poems are all displayed in this distinctive sequence. Claire Crowthers previous collection, Solar Cruise, was widely praised and awarded a