Round 6: Tossup 4
In a poem by this author, the title woman calls her husband a “total, utter, absolute, Grade A pillock.” This author of The World’s Wife described how a “lethal” scent will “cling to your fingers, cling to your knife” in a poem calling an onion a “moon wrapped in brown paper.” A poem by this author describes where the narrator’s mother “clatters toward me over George Square” and her skirt blows upwards like “Marilyn.” This poet wrote about a man whose editor “will pick out five or six… agonies” and listed cities like “Belfast. Beirut. Phnom Penh” in a poem that states “all flesh is grass.” For 10 points, what lesbian poet of “War Photographer” was the first female UK Poet Laureate? ■END■
ANSWER: Carol Ann Duffy [or Dame Carol Ann Duffy]
<Briticisers, British Literature> | Packet G
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eleanor Dalton | York | Sheffield A | 18 | 10 |
| Isy Simpkins | Durham B | Durham C | 26 | 10 |
| Rufus Gladwell | Durham A | Durham D | 43 | 10 |
| Harry Sexton | Edinburgh A | Sheffield B | 55 | 10 |
| Leona Barker | Edinburgh B | Edinburgh D | 114 | -5 |
| Lucy Izabella | Edinburgh D | Edinburgh B | 122 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | 5 | 100% | 20% | 52.80 |
| UK (South) | UK | 8 | 100% | 0% | 69.88 |