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Dedication: For William Porter and Katherine Porter
Contents
* Contents derived from the
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Western Europe,
Europe,:Scorpion Press
, 1964 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- The Unicorn's Horni"That which may be tamed", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Septimius Severus at the Vienna Gatei"Eastwards it is all plain with saw ice", single work poetry (p. 10)
- A Minor Leari"That big piece I've left for the sparrows,", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
- Viennai"This Imperial city", single work poetry (p. 13-14)
- Sydney Cove, 1788i"The Governor loves to go mapping - round and round", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- Madame de Merteuil on `The Loss of an Eye'i"No letters. What's to become of an", single work poetry (p. 17)
- A Huddle of IQ'si"Bela Bartok is", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The World of Simon Raveni"Rooks are raging where great elms were felled,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Frankenstein Reporti"Put those amps through these membranous wires. I will", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Shamesi"That day trying to eat tripe,", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- The Sins of the Fathersi"In a street of plane trees and white", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- Requiem for Mrs Hammelswangi"Let us lament her now, this lady with", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Two Merits of Sunshinei"`When you were about seven you were playing", single work poetry (p. 26)
- The View from Misfortune's Backi"May God who is good make the porridge", single work poetry (p. 27-28)
- An Anthropologist's Confessioni"A few miles above here the stifling water", single work poetry (p. 29-30)
- Homage to Gaetano Donizettii"There was a sugar farmer's son (hyperthyroid)", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Happening at Sordid Creeki"I chose the blonde from the chemist's, thirty-six,", single work poetry (p. 32)
- The Great Poet Comes Here in Winteri"Frau Antonia is a cabbage:", single work poetry (p. 33)
- How to Get a Girl Friendi"Be concealed among the lower bushes", single work poetry (p. 34-36)
- Story from a Time of Disturbancei"The forest is on fire. The red sun's doing", single work poetry (p. 37-38)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
- y Peter Porter South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1992 Z90225 1992 single work criticism
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The Stretch Marks on History
1991
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Spirit in Exile : Peter Porter and His Poetry 1991; (p. 92-116) -
Interview with Peter Porter
Philip Martin
(interviewer),
1974
single work
interview
biography
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 18 no. 1 1974; (p. 9-19) -
Untitled
1965
single work
review
— Appears in: Encounter , vol. 24 no. 3 1965; (p. 85-86)
— Review of Poems Ancient and Modern 1964 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1965
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 5 June 1965; (p. 11)
— Review of Poems Ancient and Modern 1964 selected work poetry
-
Untitled
1965
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 5 June 1965; (p. 11)
— Review of Poems Ancient and Modern 1964 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1965
single work
review
— Appears in: Encounter , vol. 24 no. 3 1965; (p. 85-86)
— Review of Poems Ancient and Modern 1964 selected work poetry - y Peter Porter South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1992 Z90225 1992 single work criticism
-
The Stretch Marks on History
1991
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Spirit in Exile : Peter Porter and His Poetry 1991; (p. 92-116) -
Interview with Peter Porter
Philip Martin
(interviewer),
1974
single work
interview
biography
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 18 no. 1 1974; (p. 9-19)
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