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y separately published work icon The Night Parrot selected work   poetry  
  • 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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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)
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