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y separately published work icon The Automatic Oracle selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Peter Porter http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/porter-peter
Issue Details: First known date: 1987... 1987 The Automatic Oracle
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Oxford, Oxfordshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,:Oxford University Press , 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Sour Decadei"These are the years which furnish no repentance", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 1)
Clutching at Culturei"That same purr-voiced disc jockey", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 2)
Paradis Artificieli"Barbel-cheeked and hammer-toed,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 19)
Paradise Parki"It is a time of the distancing of friends,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 20)
And No Help Camei"Where would you look for blessing who are caught", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 22)
The Automatic Oraclei"The nation knew that it was winning", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
Legs on Wheelsi"Behold the Master Species", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
Essay on Cloudsi"A complacent Gulliver, I lie", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 36-37)
Susannah and the Eldersi"It you knew that this was Mrs Cartwright", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 46)
Disc Horsei"`Hi, folks, this is the high season for forks,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 49-50)
The Melbourne General Cemeteryi"This is a territory strange", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 53)
Trapdoori"The origin of metaphor is strange.", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 56-57)
Redbacki"My next portmanteau-spider is a cert", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 57-59)
Pontormo's Sisteri"The world's face is a woman's", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 68)
Crossing the Tiber Islandi"This is God's Circus Maximus-", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 69)
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