{"id":146925,"date":"2018-06-11T08:24:12","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T07:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/articles\/carol-ann-duffy-poet-laureate-book-that-changed-my-life\/"},"modified":"2025-01-12T11:34:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T11:34:37","slug":"carol-ann-duffy-poet-laureate-book-that-changed-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/\/carol-ann-duffy-poet-laureate-book-that-changed-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Carol Ann Duffy (Poet Laureate) &#8211; The book that changed my life"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section  class=\"container container--large article-container\">\n            <div class=\"article \">\n            <div class=\"article__sidebar\">\n                <div class=\"sidebar-inner-section author\">\n                    <div class=\"author__avatar\">\n                                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n     src=\"https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/31173403\/Carol_Ann_Duffy__John_Sampson-by-john-sampson-copyright-free-wikicommons-200x200.jpg\"\n             srcset=\"https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/31173403\/Carol_Ann_Duffy__John_Sampson-by-john-sampson-copyright-free-wikicommons-50x50.jpg 360w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/31173403\/Carol_Ann_Duffy__John_Sampson-by-john-sampson-copyright-free-wikicommons-100x100.jpg 768w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/31173403\/Carol_Ann_Duffy__John_Sampson-by-john-sampson-copyright-free-wikicommons-200x200.jpg 1440w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/31173403\/Carol_Ann_Duffy__John_Sampson-by-john-sampson-copyright-free-wikicommons-400x400.jpg 2000w\"\n             alt=\"\"\n               \/>                                            <\/div>\n                    <span class=\"sidebar-sub-title\">Written By<\/span>\n                    <a class=\"u-text-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/\/carol-ann-duffy-poet-laureate-book-that-changed-my-life\/\" title=\"Carol Ann Duffy (Poet Laureate) &#8211; The book that changed my life Bio\">\n                        <h5 class=\"author__author\">Carol Ann Duffy (Poet Laureate) &#8211; The book that changed my life<\/h5>\n                    <\/a>\n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"sidebar-inner-section\">\n                    <span class=\"sidebar-sub-title\">Published<\/span>\n                                        <p class=\"sidebar-content\">11 June 2018<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"sidebar-inner-section\">\n                    <span class=\"sidebar-sub-title\">Last Updated<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"sidebar-content\">\n                        11 June 2018\n                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"sidebar-inner-section\">\n                        <span class=\"sidebar-sub-title\">Issues<\/span>\n                        <div class=\"article-categories\">\n                                                                                                <a class=\"article-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/articles\/addictions\/smoking\/\">Smoking<\/a>\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <a class=\"article-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/articles\/addictions\/vaping\/\">Vaping<\/a>\n                                                                                                                                                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"sidebar-inner-section\">\n                        <span class=\"sidebar-sub-title\">Topics<\/span>\n                        <div class=\"article-categories\">\n                                                                                                                                                            <a class=\"article-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/articles\/addictions\/smoking\/smoking-celebrities\/\">Smoking Celebrities<\/a>\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <a class=\"article-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/articles\/addictions\/vaping\/vaping-celebrities\/\">Vaping Celebrities<\/a>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"sidebar-inner-section\">\n                    <span class=\"sidebar-sub-title\">Share this article<\/span>\n                    <ul class=\"social-list\">\n            <li class=\"social-list__item\">\n            <a class=\"social-list__item-link\"\n               href=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/\/carol-ann-duffy-poet-laureate-book-that-changed-my-life\/\"\n               onclick=\"window.open(this.href, 'share popup','left=20,top=20,width=500,height=360,toolbar=1,resizable=0'); 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The book that changed my life<\/h1>\n\n                \n                                                    <p class=\"article__excerpt\">Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy: The book that changed my life Allen Carr\u2019s Easy Way to Quit Smoking \u2013 about 30 years ago.<\/p>\n                \n                \n                                                            <div class=\"article__image\">\n                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n     src=\"https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/31173403\/Carol_Ann_Duffy__John_Sampson-by-john-sampson-copyright-free-wikicommons.jpg\"\n             srcset=\"https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/31173403\/Carol_Ann_Duffy__John_Sampson-by-john-sampson-copyright-free-wikicommons-220x220.jpg 360w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/31173403\/Carol_Ann_Duffy__John_Sampson-by-john-sampson-copyright-free-wikicommons-440x441.jpg 768w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/31173403\/Carol_Ann_Duffy__John_Sampson-by-john-sampson-copyright-free-wikicommons.jpg 1440w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/31173403\/Carol_Ann_Duffy__John_Sampson-by-john-sampson-copyright-free-wikicommons.jpg 2000w\"\n             alt=\"\"\n               \/>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                <div class=\"u-show-mobile article-social-bar\">\n                    <span class=\"sidebar-sub-title\">Share this article<\/span>\n                    <ul class=\"social-list\">\n            <li class=\"social-list__item\">\n            <a class=\"social-list__item-link\"\n               href=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/\/carol-ann-duffy-poet-laureate-book-that-changed-my-life\/\"\n               onclick=\"window.open(this.href, 'share popup','left=20,top=20,width=500,height=360,toolbar=1,resizable=0'); 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Hurrah!<br><br><a class=\"button red hvr\" title=\"Read more about 'How to Stop Smoking &amp; Vaping'\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/easyway-stop-smoking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more about Allen Carr\u2019s Easyway to Quit Smoking<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2018\/jun\/08\/carol-ann-duffy-wish-i-d-written-harry-potter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read full article in Guardian<\/a><br><br><em><strong>From the desk of John Dicey, Global CEO &amp; Senior Facilitator, Allen Carr\u2019s Easyway <\/strong><\/em><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"related-articles u-background-white article-related-articles\">\n                \n                            \n                \n        <h3 class=\"related-articles__title u-text-center\">\n            \n        <\/h3>\n\n        <div class=\"container related-articles__container\">\n     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