New and Collected Poems for Children Spring26 never imagined the rear palace

never imagined the rear palace would have anything to do with her - until she was kidnapped and sold into service there

Some of his subsequent work reflected his admiration for them

and of cowardice and betrayal in the hardest of times

a member of an award-winning design studio and a graduate of the Royal College of Art

A century on from the First World War

New and Collected Poems for Children Spring26 never imagined the rear palace'In the world of British poetry, Carol Ann Duffy is a superstar.' (Guardian) This stellar edition of her poems brings together work from her four award winning collections for children, and sprinkles in a generous helping of new poems to match. From her dazzlingly debut Meeting Midnight through to her newest, brightest poems, Carol Ann Duffy's writing for younger readers has always bubbled with wit and humour, intelligence and affection, and