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The Twins sequence   poetry  
  • Author:agent Dorothy Porter http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/porter-dorothy
Issue Details: First known date: 1989... 1989 The Twins
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Notes

  • Author's note: This poem is based on a true story. Jean and Janice are twins. They choose to talk to no one but each other. They used to write diaries, poetry and stories together. The twins are now confined separately in a British psychiatric hospital.

Includes

Jean's Diary May i "Lights out", Dorothy Porter , 1989 single work poetry
— Appears in: Driving Too Fast 1989; (p. 27)
Jean's Diary December i "I watch the trees in winter;", Dorothy Porter , 1989 single work poetry
— Appears in: Driving Too Fast 1989; (p. 22)
Janice's Diary December i "I won't write to you.", Dorothy Porter , 1989 single work poetry
— Appears in: Driving Too Fast 1989; (p. 23)
Jean's Diary April i "Everyone's out in the garden.", Dorothy Porter , 1989 single work poetry
— Appears in: Driving Too Fast 1989; (p. 24)
Janice's Diary April i "Spring.", Dorothy Porter , 1989 single work poetry
— Appears in: Driving Too Fast 1989; (p. 25)
Jean's Diary May i "Remember that room.", Dorothy Porter , 1989 single work poetry
— Appears in: Driving Too Fast 1989; (p. 26-27)
Jean's Diary 24th June i "They told me", Dorothy Porter , 1989 single work poetry
— Appears in: Driving Too Fast 1989; (p. 28)
The Visit 24th June Jean i "Weak tea and sweet biscuits.", Dorothy Porter , 1989 single work poetry
— Appears in: Driving Too Fast 1989; (p. 29)
The Visit 24th June Janice i "I wish you weren't me.", Dorothy Porter , 1989 single work poetry
— Appears in: Driving Too Fast 1989; (p. 30)
The Visit 24th June Janice i "Today", Dorothy Porter , 1989 single work poetry
— Appears in: Driving Too Fast 1989; (p. 31)
The Visit 24th June Jean i "Watching you", Dorothy Porter , 1989 single work poetry
— Appears in: Driving Too Fast 1989; (p. 32)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Driving Too Fast Dorothy Porter , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1989 Z135595 1989 selected work poetry

    'Dorothy Porter's fourth poetry collection is an exhilarating ride through passions found, imagined and richly lived.

    'From a modern, petrol-headed Carmen and Don José to pairs of polar explorers and silent twins, an intersection of birds and asylums, reflections on vanished love and new desire, Driving Too Fast bursts with vitality, a horsepower rhythm and language that turns on a dime.'

    Source: Publisher's blurb.

         St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1989     pg. 22-32
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