y separately published work icon Once Bitten, Twice Bitten selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Peter Porter http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/porter-peter
Issue Details: First known date: 1961... 1961 Once Bitten, Twice Bitten
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* Contents derived from the London,
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Western Europe, Europe,:Scorpion Press , 1961 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Giant Refreshedi"The market gardeners of my home town,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 9)
Forefathers' View of Failurei"Men with religion as their best technique,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 10)
Once Bitten, Twice Bitten, Once Shy, Twice Shyi"The trap setter in a steel dawn", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 11)
Mr Robertsi"He was the great Consul and his teacher's gown", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 12)
A Christmas Recalledi"The water pushed at its thin scud of oil", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 13)
Sick-Room at Homei"Your stomach, darling, is upset.", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 14)
All Other Time is Peacei"What is locked in a book", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 15)
Syrup of Figs will Cast Out Feari"The crafty baby surrounded by his cot", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Picture of Nobodyi"Dear, the people I count on", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 17)
Conventions of Deathi"We live under the stately mushroom shadow -", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 18)
Metamorphosisi"This new Daks suit, greeny-brown,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 19)
Death's Morning Shadowsi"It's light, here's thumping in the pipes - spit", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 20)
Beast and the Beautyi"His fear never loud in daylight, risen to a night whisper", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 21)
Walking Home on St Cecilia's Dayi"It is sublime adjustment: now", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Reflection on My Own Namei"P eter - a name I share with many others -", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 24)
Changes Wrungi"With the white blouse almost starched,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 25)
Tunes for the Fortunatei"With a narrow strip of garden and a hedge", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 26)
Lament for a Proprietori"This was the end of a man but also died", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 27)
What a Lying Lot the Writers Arei"To put it all down now I take my pencil up", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 28)
John Marston Advises Angeri"All the boys are howling to take the girls to bed.", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 29)
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Works about this Work

Celebration : Peter Porter Angela Bennie , 2010 single work biography
— Appears in: Australian Author , August vol. 42 no. 2 2010; (p. 26-29) Peter Porter spent most of his life caught in fork, Clive James wrote shortly after his mate’s death this year. He was punished in Australia for trying to please the Poms, and punished in the UK for being an Aussie expatriate with a frame of reference above his station. But Porter’s poetry finally won him acceptance in both camps.
Last Verse Places Poet in Pantheon Rosemary Sorensen , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 27 April 2010; (p. 3)
Peter Porter: The Metropolitan Voice John Lucas , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Critical Survey , vol. 18 no. 1 2006; (p. 109-122)
y separately published work icon Peter Porter Peter Steele , South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1992 Z90225 1992 single work criticism
Carnival Winter Bruce Bennett , 1991 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Spirit in Exile : Peter Porter and His Poetry 1991; (p. 60-91)
From Brisbane to Kensington Mat Mathew , 1961 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 June vol. 82 no. 4244 1961; (p. 38)
— Review of Once Bitten, Twice Bitten Peter Porter , 1961 selected work poetry
Elizabethan Smoothies Sylvia Lawson , 1962 single work review
— Appears in: Nation , 13 January 1962; (p. 21-22)
— Review of Once Bitten, Twice Bitten Peter Porter , 1961 selected work poetry
Peter Porter: The Metropolitan Voice John Lucas , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Critical Survey , vol. 18 no. 1 2006; (p. 109-122)
Last Verse Places Poet in Pantheon Rosemary Sorensen , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 27 April 2010; (p. 3)
Celebration : Peter Porter Angela Bennie , 2010 single work biography
— Appears in: Australian Author , August vol. 42 no. 2 2010; (p. 26-29) Peter Porter spent most of his life caught in fork, Clive James wrote shortly after his mate’s death this year. He was punished in Australia for trying to please the Poms, and punished in the UK for being an Aussie expatriate with a frame of reference above his station. But Porter’s poetry finally won him acceptance in both camps.
y separately published work icon Peter Porter Peter Steele , South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1992 Z90225 1992 single work criticism
The Expatriate Vision of Peter Porter Bruce Bennett , 1984 single work criticism
— Appears in: Poetry of the Pacific Region 1984; (p. 103-108) European Relations : Essays for Helen Watson-Williams 1985; (p. 103-114)
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