This is a new collection of poems by Peter Porter, one of today's most established and successful poets. These poems continue in the same vein of prophecy as his last book, Millennial Fables , but in this collection his tone is lighter, sometimes quirky and humorous, and the detail of the poetry is more down-to-earth. With various verse forms, Porter visits many countries, including his homeland, Australia, his beloved Italy, and that special country of the Nineteenth Century. A feeling of greater clarity-- a lyricism ...
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This is a new collection of poems by Peter Porter, one of today's most established and successful poets. These poems continue in the same vein of prophecy as his last book, Millennial Fables , but in this collection his tone is lighter, sometimes quirky and humorous, and the detail of the poetry is more down-to-earth. With various verse forms, Porter visits many countries, including his homeland, Australia, his beloved Italy, and that special country of the Nineteenth Century. A feeling of greater clarity-- a lyricism occasioned by alarm--prevails in these poems by a profound, wide-ranging, and eloquent poet.
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