Elvis's Twin Sister

"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]

  1. ^ "Carol Ann Duffy - poems". Teachit.co.uk. 1955-12-23. 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.