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'Dorothy Porter writes about love, sex, heartbreak and desire like no one else. Love Poems collects her most powerful love poetry: portraits of longing and infatuation, of bliss, passion, uncertainty and devotion. It includes extracts from her award-winning and best-selling verse novels, as well as poems and lyrics spanning her whole career.' (From the publisher's website.)

* Contents derived from the Collingwood, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2010 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Crete"Finding a vein", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 3)

Cars. Lightning. Rain."Cars. Lightning. Rain.", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 4-5)

The Enchanted Ass"So tender is the Queen of Fairies'", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 6)

Driving Home at 3 a.m."Window open", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 7)

Among Thieves"The forest of pitch", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 8-9)

1"There's a white-blue nerve burning", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 10)

Note: As Comets I

2"In my brain scan", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 11)

Note: As Comets II

3"What voice of dirty ice", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 12)

Note: As Comets III

Little Hoodlum"I'm the urchin", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 13)

Cigarettes VIII"No Wonder a pack of Benson & Hedges", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 14)

Head of Astarte"Goddess in the London Antiquities shop window,", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 15)

Or Else"No sensible woman eats poppies", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 16)

Scenes from a Marriage : I"How fantastic are these", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 17-18)

Scenes from a Marriage : II"Where do parrots disappear", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 19-20)

Scenes from a Marriage : III"Narrabeen Lake", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 21-22)

The Water Poems I"Driftwood;", Dorothy Porter , extract poetry (p. 23-26)

Steering"Something I slipped into", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 27)

Gorgeous Breasts"After our first time", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 28)

Wheatfields with Crows"When you're like this", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 29)

Amazing Possibility, Dorothy Porter , single work lyric/song (p. 30-31)

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[Review] Dark Bright Doors [et al] Laura Joseph , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 71 no. 1 2011; (p. 336-243)
— Review of Dark Bright Doors Jill Jones , 2010 selected work poetry ; Authentic Local Pamela Brown , 2010 selected work poetry ; Love Poems Dorothy Porter , 2010 selected work poetry

Love is the Drug in Porter's Paeans Peter Kenneally , 2010-2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 31 December-1 January 2010-2011; (p. 21) The Age , 31 December-1 January 2010-2011; (p. 21)
— Review of Love Poems Dorothy Porter , 2010 selected work poetry

Love in the Labyrinth Peter Craven , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30-31 October 2010; (p. 24-25)
— Review of Love Poems Dorothy Porter , 2010 selected work poetry

[Review] Love Poems Andrew Wilkins , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 90 no. 3 2010; (p. 30)
— Review of Love Poems Dorothy Porter , 2010 selected work poetry

In Short : Fiction Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 October 2010; (p. 38)
— Review of Love Poems Dorothy Porter , 2010 selected work poetry ; What Is Left Over, After Natasha Lester , 2008 single work novel

The Passionate Porter Peter Pierce , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 September 2010; (p. 26)
— Review of Love Poems Dorothy Porter , 2010 selected work poetry

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