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  • Author:agent Dorothy Porter http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/porter-dorothy
Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 The Night Parrot
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Notes

  • Dedication: To Bruce Beaver.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains, Sydney, New South Wales,:Black Lightning Press , 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Chance Meetingi"Myrrlumbing!", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 9)
The Radium Chocolatesi"I shiver and cough", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 9-12)
The Night Parrot, Dorothy Porter , sequence poetry (p. 9-29)
Courtshipi"Men take me to restaurants", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 12-14)
Scenes from a Marriage : Ii"How fantastic are these", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Scenes from a Marriage : IIi"Where do parrots disappear", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Scenes from a Marriage : IIIi"Narrabeen Lake", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 17-19)
Scenes from a Marriage : IVi"Astonishing", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Adulteryi"Let's break the rules tonight", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Scenes from a Marriage : Vi"Nothing so sweet", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
Trial Separation : Ii"In high summer", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 25)
Trial Separation : IIi"The pale blue winter dusk", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 26)
Trial Separation : IIIi"The skinny house", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 26-28)
The 7% Solutioni"The night parrot", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Untitledi"on the ocean floor", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 30)
No Breakfasti"Is this a sharp morning", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 31)
Driving to Your Placei"When snakes slip off their skins", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 32-34)
Starry Nighti"The rain is an orthodox Muslim,", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 35)
White Calendar Dayi"That most satisfying of all things -", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 36-38)
Stylei"The Gestapo have got my cat;", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 39)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

A Pint-Sized Cliff Hardy: Dorothy Porter and the Niche Marketing of Australia Penny Jones , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 18 no. 2 2004; (p. 105-112)
Magic and Licence : The Poetry of Dorothy Porter Rose Lucas , Lyn McCredden , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Bridgings : Readings in Australian Women's Poetry 1996; (p. 137-152)
A Couple of Bobs and a Dot Geoffrey Dutton , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Refrain : Poetry Review (Supplement to Australian Book Review) 1992; (p. 18)
No Text is an Island Elizabeth Lawson , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Phoenix Review , Summer 1986/7 no. 1 1986; (p. 119-121)

— Review of The Island Antigone Kefala , 1984 single work novel ; The Three Fates and Other Poems Rosemary Dobson , 1984 selected work poetry ; The Night Parrot Dorothy Porter , 1984 selected work poetry
A True Arbiter of Hidden Love Bruce Beaver , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 11-12 May 1985; (p. 15)

— Review of The Night Parrot Dorothy Porter , 1984 selected work poetry ; Secret Destinations : New Poems Charles Causley , 1986 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1936-1984 William Hart-Smith , 1985 selected work poetry
Australia `Not a Land Without Poetry' Geoffrey Dutton , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 June vol. 108 no. 5473 1985; (p. 93-94)

— Review of The One True History Andrew McDonald , 1984 selected work poetry ; Neither Nuked Nor Crucified and Other Poems 1984 anthology poetry ; Dark Cottage Paul Hasluck , 1984 selected work poetry ; The Truth about Unicorns Doris Brett , 1984 selected work poetry ; The Night Parrot Dorothy Porter , 1984 selected work poetry
No Text is an Island Elizabeth Lawson , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Phoenix Review , Summer 1986/7 no. 1 1986; (p. 119-121)

— Review of The Island Antigone Kefala , 1984 single work novel ; The Three Fates and Other Poems Rosemary Dobson , 1984 selected work poetry ; The Night Parrot Dorothy Porter , 1984 selected work poetry
High and Low : Ranges of New Poetry Frank Kellaway , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , July no. 99 1985; (p. 70-72)

— Review of Breakfasts in Shanghai Julian Croft , 1984 selected work poetry ; At the Institute for Total Recall Michael Sariban , 1984 selected work poetry ; The Day the River Cornelis Vleeskens , 1984 selected work poetry ; Your Shadow : (Poems 1980-83) Kevin Hart , 1984 selected work poetry ; Pillows on the Thorn Jean Lang , 1984 selected work poetry ; Manners of an Astronaut Gig Ryan , 1984 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems : 1963-1983 Marjorie Pizer , 1984 selected work poetry ; Dark Cottage Paul Hasluck , 1984 selected work poetry ; The Truth about Unicorns Doris Brett , 1984 selected work poetry ; Slow Tennis : Poems: 1980-1983 Gary Catalano , 1984 selected work poetry ; The Night Parrot Dorothy Porter , 1984 selected work poetry ; Statues Don't Bleed Mal Morgan , 1984 selected work poetry
Six of the Best Make for a Mixed Bag Judith Rodriguez , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 November 1984; (p. 41)

— Review of The Night Parrot Dorothy Porter , 1984 selected work poetry
A True Arbiter of Hidden Love Bruce Beaver , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 11-12 May 1985; (p. 15)

— Review of The Night Parrot Dorothy Porter , 1984 selected work poetry ; Secret Destinations : New Poems Charles Causley , 1986 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1936-1984 William Hart-Smith , 1985 selected work poetry
A Pint-Sized Cliff Hardy: Dorothy Porter and the Niche Marketing of Australia Penny Jones , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 18 no. 2 2004; (p. 105-112)
A Couple of Bobs and a Dot Geoffrey Dutton , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Refrain : Poetry Review (Supplement to Australian Book Review) 1992; (p. 18)
Magic and Licence : The Poetry of Dorothy Porter Rose Lucas , Lyn McCredden , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Bridgings : Readings in Australian Women's Poetry 1996; (p. 137-152)
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