Elvis's Twin Sister

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"Elvis's Twin Sister" is a poem by Carol Ann Duffy [1] that is said to reflect "the hidden lives of generations of overlooked women" as part of the collection The World's Wife , of 30 similar poems dealing with the female relatives of famous men throughout history. [2] [3] The poem is sometimes studied by schoolchildren in the United Kingdom as part of the AQA syllabus for GCSE English. [4]

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Description

The poem's subtitle, "Are You Lonesome Tonight?", was a 1961 hit by Elvis Presley. [5] Its opening line, "In the convent, y'all", establishes its speaker in the southern United States through its use of colloquial language. [6] The poem goes on to describe Elvis's sister as a nun in a convent, tending its garden.

Performance

At Poetry Live in London, Duffy performed the poem herself on 1 December 2008. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Carol Ann Duffy - poems". Teachit.co.uk. 1955-12-23. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  2. ↑ Brone, Geert. Cognitive Poetics, p. 34.
  3. ↑ Gill, Jo. Women's Poetry, p. 189.
  4. ↑ Andrew Moore (1955-12-23). "Carol Ann Duffy-AQA Anthology for GCSE". Teachit.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  5. ↑ "Carol Ann Duffy - poems". Teachit.co.uk. 1955-12-23. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  6. ↑ Childs, Tony. "AS English Literature for AQA A", p. 175.
  7. ↑ New Rickstones Academy, Academy News Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
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