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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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,: New York (City), New York (State),
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,:Oxford University Press , 1975 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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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