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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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yThe Cost of SeriousnessPeter Porter,
OxfordNew York (City):Oxford University Press,1978Z5774471978selected work poetry OxfordNew York (City):Oxford University Press,1978
yCollected PoemsPeter Porter,
MelbourneOxfordNew York (City):Oxford University Press,1983Z5754581983selected work poetry MelbourneOxfordNew York (City):Oxford University Press,1983
yA Porter Selected : Poems 1959-1989Peter Porter,
MelbourneOxfordNew York (City):Oxford University Press,1989Z82151989selected work poetry MelbourneOxfordNew York (City):Oxford University Press,1989
yAustralian Verse : An Oxford AnthologyJohn Leonard
(editor),
Melbourne:Oxford University Press,1998Z4612071998anthology poetry (taught in 1 units)A thorough survey of poetry by Australians in English, beginning with a selection of contemporary work by younger poets, and going backward in time to the early colonial period. In addition to poems in the literary tradition, it indudes performance poetry, convict songs and old bush ballads. An extensive selection has been provided from the work of five major twentieth-century poets: Les Murray, Gwen Harwood, Judith Wright, A.D. Hope and Kenneth Slessor. Several features are provided to assist the reader: the date of first publication of each poem is provided; footnotes explain unfamiliar words and allusions; and brief biographical notes assist in locating each poet in his or her place in time.Melbourne:Oxford University Press,1998
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Appears in:
yCollected PoemsPeter Porter,
MelbourneOxfordNew York (City):Oxford University Press,1983Z5754581983selected work poetry Melbourne:Oxford University Press,1999
yAustralian Poetry Since 1788Geoffrey Lehmann
(editor),
Robert Gray
(editor),
Sydney:University of New South Wales Press,2011Z18038462011anthology poetry (taught in 1 units)'A good poem is one that the world can’t forget or is delighted to rediscover. This landmark anthology of Australian poetry, edited by two of Australia’s foremost poets, Geoffrey Lehmann and Robert Gray, contains such poems. It is the first of its kind for Australia and promises to become a classic. Included here are Australia’s major poets, and lesser-known but equally affecting ones, and all manifestations of Australian poetry since 1788, from concrete poems to prose poems, from the cerebral to the naïve, from the humorous to the confessional, and from formal to free verse. Translations of some striking Aboriginal song poems are one of the high points. Containing over 1000 poems from 170 Australian poets, as well as short critical biographies, this careful reevaluation of Australian poetry makes this a superb book that can be read and enjoyed over a lifetime.' (From the publisher's website.)Sydney:University of New South Wales Press,2011