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IV. xliv single work poetry "Hear the testament of death:"

Author:agent Peter Porter http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/porter-peter

Issue Details: First known date: 1964... 1964 IV. xliv

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In the extract contained in Twelve Poets the date 1963 is printed after the poem, suggesting that this is the date it was written.

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Alternative title: Changed from Martial's Epigrams

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Variant title appears in Poems Ancient and Modern

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Translated and adapted from the work of Martial (Marcus Valerius Martialis)

Appears in:

y Poems Ancient and Modern Peter Porter , London : Scorpion Press , 1964 Z9740 1964 selected work poetry London : Scorpion Press , 1964
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1964
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pg. 50-54
Appears in:

y Collected Poems Peter Porter , Melbourne Oxford New York (City) : Oxford University Press , 1983 Z575458 1983 selected work poetry Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1999
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1999
)
pg. 244-245
Appears in:

y The Rest on the Flight : Selected Poems Peter Porter , London : Picador , 2010 Z1687048 2010 selected work poetry Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2010
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2010
)
pg. 127

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