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'Dorothy Porter writes about love, sex, heartbreak and desire like no one else. Love Poems collects her most powerful love poetry: portraits of longing and infatuation, of bliss, passion, uncertainty and devotion. It includes extracts from her award-winning and best-selling verse novels, as well as poems and lyrics spanning her whole career.' (From the publisher's website.)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Collingwood,
Fitzroy - Collingwood area,
Melbourne - North,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Black Inc.
, 2010 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Cretei"Finding a vein", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Cars. Lightning. Rain.i"Cars. Lightning. Rain.", single work poetry (p. 4-5)
- The Enchanted Assi"So tender is the Queen of Fairies'", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Driving Home at 3 a.m.i"Window open", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Among Thievesi"The forest of pitch", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
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1i"There's a white-blue nerve burning",
single work
poetry
(p. 10)
Note: As Comets I
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2i"In my brain scan",
single work
poetry
(p. 11)
Note: As Comets II
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3i"What voice of dirty ice",
single work
poetry
(p. 12)
Note: As Comets III
- Little Hoodlumi"I'm the urchin", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Cigarettes VIIIi"No Wonder a pack of Benson & Hedges", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Head of Astartei"Goddess in the London Antiquities shop window,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Or Elsei"No sensible woman eats poppies", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Scenes from a Marriage : Ii"How fantastic are these", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- Scenes from a Marriage : IIi"Where do parrots disappear", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- Scenes from a Marriage : IIIi"Narrabeen Lake", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- The Water Poems Ii"Driftwood;", extract poetry (p. 23-26)
- Steeringi"Something I slipped into", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Gorgeous Breastsi"After our first time", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Wheatfields with Crowsi"When you're like this", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Amazing Possibility, single work lyric/song (p. 30-31)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] Dark Bright Doors [et al]
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 71 no. 1 2011; (p. 336-243)
— Review of Dark Bright Doors 2010 selected work poetry ; Authentic Local 2010 selected work poetry ; Love Poems 2010 selected work poetry -
Love is the Drug in Porter's Paeans
2010-2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 31 December-1 January 2010-2011; (p. 21) The Age , 31 December-1 January 2010-2011; (p. 21)
— Review of Love Poems 2010 selected work poetry -
Love in the Labyrinth
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30-31 October 2010; (p. 24-25)
— Review of Love Poems 2010 selected work poetry -
[Review] Love Poems
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 90 no. 3 2010; (p. 30)
— Review of Love Poems 2010 selected work poetry -
In Short : Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 October 2010; (p. 38)
— Review of Love Poems 2010 selected work poetry ; What Is Left Over, After 2008 single work novel
-
The Passionate Porter
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 September 2010; (p. 26)
— Review of Love Poems 2010 selected work poetry -
In Short : Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 October 2010; (p. 38)
— Review of Love Poems 2010 selected work poetry ; What Is Left Over, After 2008 single work novel -
[Review] Love Poems
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 90 no. 3 2010; (p. 30)
— Review of Love Poems 2010 selected work poetry -
Love in the Labyrinth
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30-31 October 2010; (p. 24-25)
— Review of Love Poems 2010 selected work poetry -
Love is the Drug in Porter's Paeans
2010-2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 31 December-1 January 2010-2011; (p. 21) The Age , 31 December-1 January 2010-2011; (p. 21)
— Review of Love Poems 2010 selected work poetry
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