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  • Author:agent Peter Porter http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/porter-peter
Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 The Rest on the Flight : Selected Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Allen and Unwin , 2010 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Forefathers' View of Failurei"Men with religion as their best technique,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
Mr Robertsi"He was the great Consul and his teacher's gown", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 7)
All Other Time is Peacei"What is locked in a book", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 8)
Beast and the Beautyi"His fear never loud in daylight, risen to a night whisper", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 9)
John Marston Advises Angeri"All the boys are howling to take the girls to bed.", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Death in the Pergola Tea-Roomsi"Snakes are hissing behind the misted glass.", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
A Vicious Vignettei"In the trees around the small summerhouse", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 14)
Annotations of Auschwitzi"When the burnt flesh is finally at rest,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 15-17)
Who Gets the Pope's Nose?i"It is so tiring having to look after the works of God.", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Phar Lap in the Melbourne Museumi"A masterpiece of the taxidermist's art,", Peter Porter , single work poetry satire (p. 20-21)
Tobias and the Angeli"When I play the sad music my conscience urges,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Your Attention Pleasei"The Polar DEW has just warned that", Peter Porter , single work poetry war literature (p. 27-29)
Soliloquy at Potsdami"There are always the poor-", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
Nine O'Clock Thoughts on the 73 Busi"Client meeting at twelve, that lot of layabouts", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 32)
Ghostsi"A large woman in a kimono, her flesh", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 33-35)
Eat Early Earthapplesi"There were boys at my Prep. School my own age", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 36-37)
Reading MND in Form 4Bi"Miss Manning rules us middle-class children", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 38-39)
Viennai"This Imperial city", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 43-44)
Sydney Cove, 1788i"The Governor loves to go mapping - round and round", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 45-46)
Madame de Merteuil on `The Loss of an Eye'i"No letters. What's to become of an", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 47)
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