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Dedication: For Clive James
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, 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- At the Porta Humanai"We, the intelligent,", single work poetry (p. 9-10)
- The Decline of the Northi"Round the house, among the ruined cars", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The Flock and the Stari"They stepped through the gate of life,", single work poetry (p. 12)
- The Missionary Positioni"Since those first days it has been like this with Tellus,", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Analogue of Heleni"All ladies should have one,", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Jumping to Conclusionsi"The most unexpected things,", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Poem Employing Words from an Article on Combat Strategyi"In the garden of our first Summer's day,", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Cleaning the Picture at the Edgesi"At the Retrospective, they were full of", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- Clipboardi"Just this from a life and house of plenty,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- The Arbitrary Abrolhosi"After indifference,", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Doll's Housei"Against the haunting of our cats,", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Comedy Liesi"Thinking of the different sorts of loneliness -", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Venetian Incidenti"I take for my sermon a Sunday", single work poetry (p. 25-26)
- Elegy and Fanfarei"When that cry which broke the heavens", single work poetry (p. 27-28)
- Where We Came Ini"I collected my father's possessions,", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Dejection: An Odei"The oven door being opened is the start of", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- Matutinali"This is ramshackle occasional,", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Student Canteeni"An arsenal of tilting flesh", single work poetry (p. 33-34)
- The Biographer Promenadesi"Consider the terraced living of these cows,", single work poetry (p. 35-36)
- Marianne North's Submissioni"We are born to whiteness", single work poetry (p. 37-38)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Interior Landscapes in Peter Porter's Later Poetry
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 14 no. 2 2000; (p. 93-97)
— Appears in: Homing In : Essays on Australian Literature and Selfhood 2006; (p. 111-121, notes 269-270) - y Peter Porter South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1992 Z90225 1992 single work criticism
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Beyond Apocalypse
1991
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Spirit in Exile : Peter Porter and His Poetry 1991; (p. 197-236) -
Passports to Paradise: Peter Porter and Clive James
1988
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: A Sense of Exile : Essays in the Literature of the Asia-Pacific Region 1988; (p. 67-79) -
In 'Fast Forward' to 'Narcissus'
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Phoenix Review , Summer 1986/7 no. 1 1986; (p. 113-115)
— Review of Fast Forward 1984 selected work poetry
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Fast Yes, but Not Furious
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 April 1985; (p. 16)
— Review of Dark Cottage 1984 selected work poetry ; Fast Forward 1984 selected work poetry ; The Bird-Man 1984 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: London Review of Books , vol. 6 no. 22-23 1984; (p. 19-20)
— Review of Fast Forward 1984 selected work poetry -
From Plain Diction to Fast Forward
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 27 April 1985; (p. 14)
— Review of Fast Forward 1984 selected work poetry -
Peter Porter's Poems
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , March vol. 29 no. 3 1985; (p. 86-87)
— Review of Fast Forward 1984 selected work poetry -
Two Literate Poets : Fulfilment and a Jerky Start
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (1985-1986) no. 77 1985; (p. 41-42)
— Review of Fast Forward 1984 selected work poetry - y Peter Porter South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1992 Z90225 1992 single work criticism
-
Beyond Apocalypse
1991
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Spirit in Exile : Peter Porter and His Poetry 1991; (p. 197-236) -
Passports to Paradise: Peter Porter and Clive James
1988
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: A Sense of Exile : Essays in the Literature of the Asia-Pacific Region 1988; (p. 67-79) -
Interior Landscapes in Peter Porter's Later Poetry
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 14 no. 2 2000; (p. 93-97)
— Appears in: Homing In : Essays on Australian Literature and Selfhood 2006; (p. 111-121, notes 269-270)
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