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y separately published work icon Living in a Calm Country selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Peter Porter http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/porter-peter
Issue Details: First known date: 1975... 1975 Living in a Calm Country
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Contents

* Contents derived from the London,
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Americas,:Oxford University Press , 1975 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Feast of the Godsi"In the perfect weather of their soft plateau", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 36)
Studies from Lempriere, Peter Porter , sequence poetry (p. 36-39)
The Zone of Venusi"This was the Attic picture when she drew", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
The Descent into Avernusi"Coming down from the serious hills upon", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 38-39)
Dreamtimei"To the short-of-breath an apotheosis,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 40-41)
Meanwhilei"The source of all things is in themselves", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 42-43)
Down Cemetery Roadi"The wind brings the Sunday bells. Come to church", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 44-45)
A Toccata of Muffat'si"The Herr Burgomeister is mining his teeth. Keep pressure", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 46-47)
Cat's Fuguei"What a clever moggie to tread only", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 48-49)
The Settembrini Waltzi"Time was, the fund of knowledge", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 50)
Print Out: Apocalypsei"When the army of ecologists", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 51)
Baroque Quatrains Dedicated to James Fenton : Morning Song of a Court Dwarfi"Dollops of iodine ease the fuming king", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 52)
Baroque Quatrains Dedicated to James Fenton : Death of a Comic Opera Composeri"Balmoral balconies are tossed in gloom;", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 52-53)
Baroque Quatrains Dedicated to James Fenton : The Queer Assayers of the Frontieri"Our scene shifts to a Hunting Lodge in which", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 53-54)
Epigrams of the Abbot Bu-shou-sei"When the eyelid falls, weed drifts upwards", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 55-56)
Exit, Pursued by a Beari"Others abide our question. Thou art free.", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 57-60)
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