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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Notes

  • Dedication: In Memoriam S.J.H. (1933-1974)

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At the Castle Hotel, Tauntoni"Today it's not scones but tea-cakes", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
His and Hersi"Mornings weaving through the mud", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 3)
Angeri"In long lines", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 4)
Living in a Calm Countryi"Each picture is a comic strip condensed.", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 5)
Ode to Afternooni"A command to the middle-aged,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 6-8)
Good Vibes (for Shena Mackay)i"If you hadn't noticed the unprominent sign", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
Seaside Picnici"Here where sprawl the armed persuaders,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 11)
To Make it Reali"After having written verses in tight corsets,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 12)
The Story of My Conversioni"I have begun to live in a new land,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Night Crossingi"The old charm dies hard, the vicious moon", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
Family Albumi"Tenable in dreams, here they are twice", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
An Australian Gardeni"Here we enact the opening of the world", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
On First Looking into Chapman's Hesiodi"For 5p at a village fete I bought", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 21-23)
Frogs at Lago Di Bolsenai"Having come down and run the car into sand", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 24)
An American Military Cemetery in Tuscanyi"Why, I wonder, are there so few cows", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
A Table of Coincidencesi"The map of self is a grid of crossroads -", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
That Depression is an Abstracti"That depression is an abstract", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
The Stormi"There where it's endless, it has this form of age,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 31-32)
A Study of a Birdi"With completely retractable sail", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 33-34)
Three Bagatellesi"Under the grassed and general earth a space", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 35)
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Works about this Work

y separately published work icon Peter Porter Peter Steele , South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1992 Z90225 1992 single work criticism
Fuel for the Dark Bruce Bennett , 1991 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Spirit in Exile : Peter Porter and His Poetry 1991; (p. 117-148)
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)
The Citizenship of Peter Porter Max Richards , 1978 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 8 no. 3 1978; (p. 350-359)
[Review] Living in a Calm Country Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1976 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 May 1976; (p. 22)
— Review of Living in a Calm Country Peter Porter , 1975 selected work poetry
[Review] Living in a Calm Country R. Davies , 1975 single work review
— Appears in: New Statesman , 24 October vol. 90 no. 1975; (p. 515-516)
— Review of Living in a Calm Country Peter Porter , 1975 selected work poetry
[Review] Living in a Calm Country P. Washington , 1975 single work review
— Appears in: The Spectator , 8 November 1975; (p. 602)
— Review of Living in a Calm Country Peter Porter , 1975 selected work poetry
[Review] Living in a Calm Country P. Beer , 1976 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 7 May 1976; (p. 540)
— Review of Living in a Calm Country Peter Porter , 1975 selected work poetry
[Review] Living in a Calm Country D. Dunn , 1976 single work review
— Appears in: Encounter , vol. 46 no. 2 1976; (p. 75-76)
— Review of Living in a Calm Country Peter Porter , 1975 selected work poetry
[Review] Living in a Calm Country D. Graham , 1976 single work review
— Appears in: Stand , vol. 17 no. 3 1976; (p. 77-78)
— Review of Living in a Calm Country Peter Porter , 1975 selected work poetry
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)
Fuel for the Dark Bruce Bennett , 1991 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Spirit in Exile : Peter Porter and His Poetry 1991; (p. 117-148)
The Citizenship of Peter Porter Max Richards , 1978 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 8 no. 3 1978; (p. 350-359)
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