Spirit in Exile: Peter Porter and His Poetry

by Bruce Bennett

One of Australia's most distinguished and influential poets, Peter Porter is the author of a dozen volumes of verse, among them his award-winning Collected Poems and The Automated Oracle. The first biography and major critical appraisal of this great poet, this book provides startling insight into the poet's personal life and literary methods, the importance of his decision to "exile" himself in Britain as a young man, and his increasing influence...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195549708
• ISBN13: 9780195549706
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.8"