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y separately published work icon The Last of England selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Peter Porter http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/porter-peter
Issue Details: First known date: 1970... 1970 The Last of England
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Contents

* Contents derived from the London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,:Oxford University Press , 1970 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Last of Englandi"It's quiet here among the haunted tenses:", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 1)
Civil Wari"Calm lie the plains of golden races,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 2)
Elegyi"Matriculated at last from strangeness,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
A Meredithian Treatmenti"We knew at the time that he was dangerous,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 5)
Christeningsi"The Good Fairies have trooped off one by one,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 6)
Short Storyi"Maureen makes a rope and ribbon model", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
Diana and Actaeoni"You only think you see them", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 9)
Keeping in Touchi"They write these letters. Now from A", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 10)
Job's Discountsi"I am making my sandcastles of scar tissue", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
The Workersi"The people of the meniscus", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
The Widow's Storyi"Eight years old the week of Mayerling,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
Europe : An Odei"Breathe honey looking south, the mined land over;", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 17-19)
There are Too Many of Usi"I see him there, the dedicated man,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
A Consumer's Reporti"The name of the product I tested is Life,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Stroking the Chin : Some Possibilitiesi"At the same time", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 24-26)
Sundayi"Where George Herbert would", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 27)
On Stonebarrow Hilli"The whole population of England could fit", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 28)
Let Me Bore You with My Slidesi"It's this new colour process-", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 29)
The Sadness of the Creaturesi"We live in a third floor flat", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 30-32)
At Whitechurch Canonicorumi"This is a land of permutating green", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 33-34)
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