Britain writes history, makes woman poet laureate

Carol Ann Duffy was named Britain's Poet Laureate on Friday, the first woman to hold the royal post in its 341-year history. Poets Laureate are expected to compose poems to mark major state occasions and other national events. The post has been held by John Dryden, William Wordsworth and Ted Hughes. It used to be for life but Duffy, like her predecessor Andrew Motion, will hold it for 10 years.