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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  • Dedication: For Ann Jennings

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 Hexagoni"I, pollen-thighed, discard my load of gleaning.", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 1)
Northi"Drought's kiln of cabaret serves playboy fare:", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 2)
Westi"A Gentle Annie, willow wind, the West", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 2)
Four Winds, Hal Porter , sequence poetry (p. 2-3)
Easti"Neurotic spinster East darts dingo-eyed", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 3)
Southi"Is South the Nimrod, nude and lad and loud,", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Suicide Farmeri"High noon.", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 4)
The Sheep Sheepi"They teeter with an inane care among the skewbald stones,", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 5)
Maatsuyker Islandi"Here, Babylons of cloud and nimbus Tyres", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Laliquei"Iris, lilac, lily, milk,", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 8)
Obversei"Man-and-axe, the two-edged curse,", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 9)
Goddess of Goulburn Riveri"Fatigued by reprint centuries", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Gippsland Towni"When I sped, morning boy, dying and dying,", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
"Titus" Oatesi"He drowns within the blizzard's sensual tide:", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 14)
Mountain Farmi"Fractured ranges; sky-height gale!", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 14)
Soldier Farmeri"Slow ploughs this soldier, back from the pranks of battle;", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 15)
Blottesquei"Lamp of day turns low its wick", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 15)
Pioneer Housei"All away for ever now - drover, wife and sorrow;", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 16)
Tip - Cat Timei"This weather is hermaphrodite,", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 17)
Two!i"One!", Hal Porter , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
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Works about this Work

A Bit Off the Map Vivian Smith , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 65 1995-1996; (p. 120-124)
Porter's the Word 1961 single work column biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 24 June vol. 82 no. 4245 1961; (p. 3)
[Review] The Hexagon Martin Haley , 1957 single work review
— Appears in: Advocate: A Weekly Catholic Journal , 31 January 1957; (p. 11)
— Review of The Hexagon Hal Porter , 1956 selected work poetry
[Review] The Hexagon [and] Seven Stars to Morning Charles Higham , 1957 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 January 1957; (p. 12)
— Review of The Hexagon Hal Porter , 1956 selected work poetry ; Seven Stars to Morning Francis Brabazon , 1956 selected work poetry
Hexagonal Poetry 1957 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 6 February vol. 78 no. 4017 1957; (p. 2)
— Review of The Hexagon Hal Porter , 1956 selected work poetry
Of Death and Decoration Nancy Keesing , 1957 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 18 no. 2 1957; (p. 108-110)
— Review of The Hexagon Hal Porter , 1956 selected work poetry
Nice Neighbours and Eccentrics Evan Jones , 1957 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 16 no. 3 1957; (p. 325-328)
— Review of The Hexagon Hal Porter , 1956 selected work poetry ; Seven Stars to Morning Francis Brabazon , 1956 selected work poetry ; Poems 1940-1955 Ernest G. Moll , 1957 selected work poetry ; The Song of Hagar to the Patriarch Abraham Ethel Anderson , 1957 single work poetry ; Apocalypse in Springtime and Other Poems Lex Banning , 1956 selected work poetry ; The Poetry Society of Australia First Anthology 1956 anthology poetry
Hexagonal Poetry 1957 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 6 February vol. 78 no. 4017 1957; (p. 2)
— Review of The Hexagon Hal Porter , 1956 selected work poetry
[Review] The Hexagon [and] Seven Stars to Morning Charles Higham , 1957 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 January 1957; (p. 12)
— Review of The Hexagon Hal Porter , 1956 selected work poetry ; Seven Stars to Morning Francis Brabazon , 1956 selected work poetry
[Review] The Hexagon Martin Haley , 1957 single work review
— Appears in: Advocate: A Weekly Catholic Journal , 31 January 1957; (p. 11)
— Review of The Hexagon Hal Porter , 1956 selected work poetry
A Bit Off the Map Vivian Smith , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 65 1995-1996; (p. 120-124)
Porter's the Word 1961 single work column biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 24 June vol. 82 no. 4245 1961; (p. 3)
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