The Bees by Carol Ann Duffy

The Bees

Carol Ann Duffy

96 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction contemporary poetry emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Here Carol Ann Duffy uses her full poetic range: there are drinking songs, love poems, poems of political anger; there are elegies, too, for beloved friends, and--most movingly--the poet's own mother. Woven and weaving through the book is its pres...

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Moods

reflective 88%
emotional 55%
inspiring 27%
challenging 22%
relaxing 22%
funny 16%
hopeful 16%

Pace

slow 42%
fast 33%
medium 23%

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Loveable characters?

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Diverse cast of characters?

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