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y separately published work icon The Hexagon selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Hal Porter http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/porter-hal
Issue Details: First known date: 1956... 1956 The Hexagon
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1956 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Wine-Glass Treei"This garden, winter-sore, I half-recall-", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
In Octoberi"Not in man-Winters has child-spiteful snow, child-trite,", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
St David's Park, Hobarti"Beneath municipallic green", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 24)
A Father's Sonneti"I wash my hands of him: my son's to blame", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 24)
The Plant of Flame (to J.P.C.)i"I saw bite deep with's loveliness and, biting,", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 25)
Aftermathi"Harsh-lit now, Love's acres here re-crossing", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
To an Impotent Larrikini"Love is too lax to let the weather in;", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 28)
The Clearingi"A Hansel, shedding crumb by crumb", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 28)
The Tenanti"Heart, a house of love, endures:", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 29)
Adam - the First Kissi"He bites upon the mouth her mouth has cut", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 29)
Problemi"Sodom, still scaffolded and yet to breach,", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 30)
Brute's Wifei"A maze of bricks and board - he thus surrounds her -", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 31)
To the Beloved Born Too Latei"Since I must wait upon the stalemate shore", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
Poeti"Beware when he ferries, the childless scribbler,", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 34)
Thistles (to J.P.C.)i"Deprived of you I sneer to find", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 35)
Who Goes There?i"How has the stranger from the bottle now", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 36)
Your Moon is Closed...i"Your moon is closed, your poem bare;", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 36)
The Pregnant Womani"She is she who writhing, husband-taken,", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 37)
In Disillusion's Skyless Well...i"In Disillusion's skyless well", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 37)
The Return (to J.P.C.)i""Tomorrow!" Love-wined, lessonless,", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 38-39)
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