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Notes
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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!", single work poetry (p. 9)
- The Radium Chocolatesi"I shiver and cough", single work poetry (p. 9-12)
- The Night Parrot, sequence poetry (p. 9-29)
- Courtshipi"Men take me to restaurants", single work poetry (p. 12-14)
- Scenes from a Marriage : Ii"How fantastic are these", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Scenes from a Marriage : IIi"Where do parrots disappear", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Scenes from a Marriage : IIIi"Narrabeen Lake", single work poetry (p. 17-19)
- Scenes from a Marriage : IVi"Astonishing", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- Adulteryi"Let's break the rules tonight", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- Scenes from a Marriage : Vi"Nothing so sweet", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- Trial Separation : Ii"In high summer", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Trial Separation : IIi"The pale blue winter dusk", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Trial Separation : IIIi"The skinny house", single work poetry (p. 26-28)
- The 7% Solutioni"The night parrot", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- Untitledi"on the ocean floor", single work poetry (p. 30)
- No Breakfasti"Is this a sharp morning", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Driving to Your Placei"When snakes slip off their skins", single work poetry (p. 32-34)
- Starry Nighti"The rain is an orthodox Muslim,", single work poetry (p. 35)
- White Calendar Dayi"That most satisfying of all things -", single work poetry (p. 36-38)
- Stylei"The Gestapo have got my cat;", single work poetry (p. 39)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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A Pint-Sized Cliff Hardy: Dorothy Porter and the Niche Marketing of Australia
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
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Refrain : Poetry Review 1992; (p. 18) -
No Text is an Island
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Phoenix Review , Summer 1986/7 no. 1 1986; (p. 119-121)
— Review of The Island 1984 single work novel ; The Three Fates and Other Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; The Night Parrot 1984 selected work poetry -
A True Arbiter of Hidden Love
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 11-12 May 1985; (p. 15)
— Review of The Night Parrot 1984 selected work poetry ; Secret Destinations : New Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1936-1984 1985 selected work poetry
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Australia `Not a Land Without Poetry'
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 June vol. 108 no. 5473 1985; (p. 93-94)
— Review of The One True History 1984 selected work poetry ; Neither Nuked Nor Crucified and Other Poems 1984 anthology poetry ; Dark Cottage 1984 selected work poetry ; The Truth about Unicorns 1984 selected work poetry ; The Night Parrot 1984 selected work poetry -
No Text is an Island
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Phoenix Review , Summer 1986/7 no. 1 1986; (p. 119-121)
— Review of The Island 1984 single work novel ; The Three Fates and Other Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; The Night Parrot 1984 selected work poetry -
High and Low : Ranges of New Poetry
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , July no. 99 1985; (p. 70-72)
— Review of Breakfasts in Shanghai 1984 selected work poetry ; At the Institute for Total Recall 1984 selected work poetry ; The Day the River 1984 selected work poetry ; Your Shadow : (Poems 1980-83) 1984 selected work poetry ; Pillows on the Thorn 1984 selected work poetry ; Manners of an Astronaut 1984 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems : 1963-1983 1984 selected work poetry ; Dark Cottage 1984 selected work poetry ; The Truth about Unicorns 1984 selected work poetry ; Slow Tennis : Poems: 1980-1983 1984 selected work poetry ; The Night Parrot 1984 selected work poetry ; Statues Don't Bleed 1984 selected work poetry -
Six of the Best Make for a Mixed Bag
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 November 1984; (p. 41)
— Review of The Night Parrot 1984 selected work poetry -
A True Arbiter of Hidden Love
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 11-12 May 1985; (p. 15)
— Review of The Night Parrot 1984 selected work poetry ; Secret Destinations : New Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1936-1984 1985 selected work poetry -
A Pint-Sized Cliff Hardy: Dorothy Porter and the Niche Marketing of Australia
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 18 no. 2 2004; (p. 105-112) -
A Couple of Bobs and a Dot
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Refrain : Poetry 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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