On Passion
Melbourne University Press
Published on 1. December 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-0-522-85835-8 (ISBN)
Description
A wonderful, ultimately joyous, insight into the creative life of one of our best loved poets.
In On Passion celebrated Australian poet Dorothy Porter delves headfirst into the passions, both literary and earthly. We discover the young Dorothy Porter's 'drug of choice' was none other than romantic love and that 'some of the most deeply passionate experiences of [her] life happened between the covers of a book'. Written just before she passed away in 2008, On Passion is a wonderful, ultimately joyous, insight into the creative life of one of our best loved poets.
In On Passion celebrated Australian poet Dorothy Porter delves headfirst into the passions, both literary and earthly. We discover the young Dorothy Porter's 'drug of choice' was none other than romantic love and that 'some of the most deeply passionate experiences of [her] life happened between the covers of a book'. Written just before she passed away in 2008, On Passion is a wonderful, ultimately joyous, insight into the creative life of one of our best loved poets.
Reviews / Votes
Her essay is a vivid exploration of what inspires one writer, and a warmly energetic addition to the `On' series." -Portia Lindsay, Australian Bookseller & Publisher"...the 10,000 word essay is a fearless reflection on the subjects that gave her life meaning: poetry, desire, nature, music and most powerfully, her own mortality" -Frances Atkinson, The Age
"Sprinkled with events from her youth and childhood this is a special little book. A delightful essay." -Kaye Brien, Launceston Examiner
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Carlton
Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 148 mm
Width: 117 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
76 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-522-85835-8 (9780522858358)
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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.
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.