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Narcissus : Introduction"And where the plankton is falling", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 1-2)

The Making of a Monster"To wake out of oneself,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 4)

Narcissus Loses His Love"What happened to you, my skin?", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 6)

The Painters' Banquet"They came with their gifts of the senses", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 8-10)

Narcissus Among the Anthropologists"He wakes each morning with an erection.", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 12)

Narcissus Laments Orpheus"There was a first happy ending -", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 14-16)

By the Waterfall"This bland surface", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 17-18)

The Narcissus File"The truth is one and listens in one place.", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 20)

From the Autobiography of Narcissus"only worth writing when one is young", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 22-24)

Intermezzo"Music is the holiest of arts,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 26)

The Shadow of the Charnel"The moon spreads along the river", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 28)

The Narcissus Emblems"A worm crossing the path", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 30-32)

Echo's Moon-Calf"Trust the Greeks to get the legend wrong.", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 33-34)

At the Palace"I found at the end of myself", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 36-38)

Narcissus as Critic"My Grandmother crooned over my cradle", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 40)

The Rainbow Maker"It would take too much water, they said.", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 42)

Narcissus's Revolutionary Sayings : A Selection"Right up until the moment of death, there is a sense in", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 44-48)

Echo's Farewell"A part of good-bye,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 49-50)

The Burial of Narcissus"That such a rich sky should prevail", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 52)

Postlude"The land where we have been is marked by dreams,", Peter Porter , single work poetry (p. 54)

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Illustrator: Arthur Boyd

Publisher: Secker and Warburg

London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,: Secker and Warburg , 1984 .

Extent: 54p, including 24 full-page illustrationsp.
Limited edition info: This edition of Narcissus, which will not be reprinted, is limited to 500 copies numbered 1 to 500 and signed by the artist and poet. 25 additional copies, numbered I to XXV and not for sale have been produced for the use of the publisher. The copies numbered 1 to 100 are reserved for the artist and the poet. The copies numbered 101 to 500 are for sale.
Description: illus.
ISBN: 0436378078

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Peter Porter : An Interview John Kinsella (interviewer), 1996 single work interview
— Appears in: Verse [UK] , vol. 13 no. 2-3 1996; (p. 64-89)

John Kinsella Interviews Peter Porter Regarding Collaboration Between Peter Porter and Arthur Boyd John Kinsella (interviewer), 1995 single work interview
— Appears in: Westerly , Spring vol. 40 no. 3 1995; (p. 19-38)

The Cosmopolitan Eye : Peter Porter and Arthur Boyd Bruce Beaver , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Phoenix Review , Winter no. 7-8 1992; (p. 99-109)

Beyond Apocalypse Bruce Bennett , 1991 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Spirit in Exile : Peter Porter and His Poetry 1991; (p. 197-236)

Working with Arthur Boyd Peter Porter , 1987 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 32 no. 1 1987; (p. 69-78)

In 'Fast Forward' to 'Narcissus' Walter Tonetto , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Phoenix Review , Summer 1986/7 no. 1 1986; (p. 113-115)
— Review of Narcissus Peter Porter , 1984 selected work poetry

Beyond Apocalypse Bruce Bennett , 1991 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Spirit in Exile : Peter Porter and His Poetry 1991; (p. 197-236)

Peter Porter : An Interview John Kinsella (interviewer), 1996 single work interview
— Appears in: Verse [UK] , vol. 13 no. 2-3 1996; (p. 64-89)

The Cosmopolitan Eye : Peter Porter and Arthur Boyd Bruce Beaver , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Phoenix Review , Winter no. 7-8 1992; (p. 99-109)