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'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.
Notes
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Dedication: For Lyn
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Carmen, sequence poetry (p. 3-12)
- Overturei"Three days of heatwave,", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- Carmen's Songi"The swaying rainbow", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- Don Jose's Songi"You move fast", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Carmen's Cardsi"My turn.", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- Carmen's Finalei"It's you.", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Don Jose's Knifei"Gypsy eyes, wolf eyes.", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Don Jose's Finalei"Your belly. Your blood all over me.", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Oates' Diaryi"We dug up Christopher's head", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Wilson's Diary (for Josie Porter and Ian Close)i"Cri de coeur", single work poetry (p. 15-18)
- Mrs Fern-Smithi"Shooting crocodiles,", single work poetry (p. 18-21)
- Jean's Diary Decemberi"I watch the trees in winter;", single work poetry (p. 22)
- The Twins, sequence poetry (p. 22-32)
- Janice's Diary Decemberi"I won't write to you.", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Jean's Diary Aprili"Everyone's out in the garden.", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Janice's Diary Aprili"Spring.", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Jean's Diary Mayi"Remember that room.", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- Jean's Diary Mayi"Lights out", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Jean's Diary 24th Junei"They told me", single work poetry (p. 28)
- The Visit 24th June Jeani"Weak tea and sweet biscuits.", single work poetry (p. 29)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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A Pint-Sized Cliff Hardy: Dorothy Porter and the Niche Marketing of Australia
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 18 no. 2 2004; (p. 105-112) -
Festive Fun and Dangerous
Jenny Digby
(interviewer),
1993
single work
interview
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 57 1993; (p. 34-39) A Woman's Voice : Conversations with Australian Poets 1996; (p. xx-22) -
[Review] Driving Too Fast
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Phoenix Review , Winter no. 7-8 1992; (p. 154-156)
— Review of Driving Too Fast 1989 selected work poetry -
A Couple of Bobs and a Dot
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Refrain : Poetry Review (Supplement to Australian Book Review) 1992; (p. 18) -
Spirited, Possessed
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 January 1990; (p. 71)
— Review of Driving Too Fast 1989 selected work poetry ; The Hag in the Mirror : New and Selected Poems 1989 selected work poetry ; Small Arm Practice 1989 selected work poetry
-
Poetic Details of a Rural Life
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 June 1990; (p. B8)
— Review of Animal Warmth 1990 selected work poetry ; Driving Too Fast 1989 selected work poetry -
After Poetry 4, a Quarterly Account of Recent Poetry
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , February no. 117 1990; (p. 31-36)
— Review of Driving Too Fast 1989 selected work poetry ; Beach Plastic : Poems 1989 selected work poetry ; Bow Tie & Tails 1989 selected work poetry ; Poetry Australia no. 121 1989 periodical issue poetry ; A Burning of Applewood : New and Selected Poems 1988 selected work poetry ; La Mama Poetica 1989 anthology poetry short story -
The Property of Song
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , July vol. 9 no. 2 1990; (p. 58-59)
— Review of My Operas Can't Swim 1989 selected work poetry ; Bow Tie & Tails 1989 selected work poetry ; The Last Beacon : Poems 1989 selected work poetry ; Driving Too Fast 1989 selected work poetry ; Dragonshadow : Poems 1989 selected work poetry ; The Harbour Breathes 1989 selected work prose poetry -
Quiet Force and Volatile Passion
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 117 1989-1990; (p. 42-44)
— Review of Driving Too Fast 1989 selected work poetry ; Eros in Landscape 1989 selected work poetry -
Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Antithesis , vol. 4 no. 1 1990; (p. 169-173)
— Review of Driving Too Fast 1989 selected work poetry -
A Pint-Sized Cliff Hardy: Dorothy Porter and the Niche Marketing of Australia
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 18 no. 2 2004; (p. 105-112) -
Festive Fun and Dangerous
Jenny Digby
(interviewer),
1993
single work
interview
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 57 1993; (p. 34-39) A Woman's Voice : Conversations with Australian Poets 1996; (p. xx-22) -
Poets Picnic to Promote Literacy Year
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 March 1990; (p. 20) -
A Couple of Bobs and a Dot
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Refrain : Poetry Review (Supplement to Australian Book Review) 1992; (p. 18)
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