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The Best 100 Poems of Dorothy Porter

The Best 100 Poems of Dorothy Porter

by Dorothy Porter
Hardback
Publication Date: 04/11/2013

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Whether stretching the fabric of ancient mythology, discovering the beauty of the natural world or inking an intimate message on the heart, Porter's verse is endlessly captivating.This is an essential volume for longtime admirers and newcomers alike.


Dorothy Porter was one of Australia's true originals, renowned for her passionate, punchy poetry and verse novels.This collection, the best of her life's work as selected by her partner Andrea Goldsmith, presents the many facets of Porter, from her break-out verse novel The Monkey's Mask to her posthumous collection, The Bee Hut.
Whether stretching the fabric of ancient mythology, discovering the beauty of the natural world or inking an intimate message on the heart, Porter's verse is endlessly captivating.This is an essential volume for longtime admirers and newcomers alike.
'It's hard not to be uplifted by this writing and this woman.' The Courier-Mail
' Porter's poems are short, powerful, beautiful and sometimes brutal. Each poem is a portrait, a sensation, a short story, a joke, or a reflection in itself.' The Times
ISBN:
9781863956246
9781863956246
Category:
Poetry
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
04-11-2013
Publisher:
Black Inc.
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
144
Dimensions (mm):
206x135x17mm
Weight:
0.32kg
Dorothy Porter

Dorothy Porter's award-winning crime thriller in verse, The Monkey's Mask, has become a modern Australian classic.

Her other verse novels include Wild Surmise and What a Piece of Work, both short-listed for the Miles Franklin Award, Akhenaten and El Dorado. She has written libretti and song lyrics and seven volumes of poetry, most recently The Bee Hut. On Passion was completed just before her death in December 2008.

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