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, 1961 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- A Giant Refreshedi"The market gardeners of my home town,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Forefathers' View of Failurei"Men with religion as their best technique,", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Once Bitten, Twice Bitten, Once Shy, Twice Shyi"The trap setter in a steel dawn", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Mr Robertsi"He was the great Consul and his teacher's gown", single work poetry (p. 12)
- A Christmas Recalledi"The water pushed at its thin scud of oil", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Sick-Room at Homei"Your stomach, darling, is upset.", single work poetry (p. 14)
- All Other Time is Peacei"What is locked in a book", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Syrup of Figs will Cast Out Feari"The crafty baby surrounded by his cot", single work poetry (p. 16)
- The Picture of Nobodyi"Dear, the people I count on", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Conventions of Deathi"We live under the stately mushroom shadow -", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Metamorphosisi"This new Daks suit, greeny-brown,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Death's Morning Shadowsi"It's light, here's thumping in the pipes - spit", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Beast and the Beautyi"His fear never loud in daylight, risen to a night whisper", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Walking Home on St Cecilia's Dayi"It is sublime adjustment: now", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Reflection on My Own Namei"P eter - a name I share with many others -", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Changes Wrungi"With the white blouse almost starched,", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Tunes for the Fortunatei"With a narrow strip of garden and a hedge", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Lament for a Proprietori"This was the end of a man but also died", single work poetry (p. 27)
- What a Lying Lot the Writers Arei"To put it all down now I take my pencil up", single work poetry (p. 28)
- John Marston Advises Angeri"All the boys are howling to take the girls to bed.", single work poetry (p. 29)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Celebration : Peter Porter
2010
single work
biography
— Appears in: Australian Author , August vol. 42 no. 2 2010; (p. 26-29) Peter Porter spent most of his life caught in fork, Clive James wrote shortly after his mate’s death this year. He was punished in Australia for trying to please the Poms, and punished in the UK for being an Aussie expatriate with a frame of reference above his station. But Porter’s poetry finally won him acceptance in both camps. -
Last Verse Places Poet in Pantheon
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 27 April 2010; (p. 3) -
Peter Porter: The Metropolitan Voice
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Critical Survey , vol. 18 no. 1 2006; (p. 109-122) -
y
Peter Porter
South Melbourne
:
Oxford University Press
,
1992
Z90225
1992
single work
criticism
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Carnival Winter
1991
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Spirit in Exile : Peter Porter and His Poetry 1991; (p. 60-91)
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From Brisbane to Kensington
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 June vol. 82 no. 4244 1961; (p. 38)
— Review of Once Bitten, Twice Bitten 1961 selected work poetry -
Elizabethan Smoothies
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Nation , 13 January 1962; (p. 21-22)
— Review of Once Bitten, Twice Bitten 1961 selected work poetry -
Peter Porter: The Metropolitan Voice
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Critical Survey , vol. 18 no. 1 2006; (p. 109-122) -
Last Verse Places Poet in Pantheon
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 27 April 2010; (p. 3) -
Celebration : Peter Porter
2010
single work
biography
— Appears in: Australian Author , August vol. 42 no. 2 2010; (p. 26-29) Peter Porter spent most of his life caught in fork, Clive James wrote shortly after his mate’s death this year. He was punished in Australia for trying to please the Poms, and punished in the UK for being an Aussie expatriate with a frame of reference above his station. But Porter’s poetry finally won him acceptance in both camps. -
y
Peter Porter
South Melbourne
:
Oxford University Press
,
1992
Z90225
1992
single work
criticism
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The Expatriate Vision of Peter Porter
1984
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Poetry of the Pacific Region 1984; (p. 103-108) European Relations : Essays for Helen Watson-Williams 1985; (p. 103-114)
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