Dorothy Porter’s sixth poetry collection (1997–2001) travels the solar system for comets, distant moons and other heavenly bodies before returning to South America and the Northern Territory and finishing with a selection of commissioned works—including one for the 2000 Sydney Olympics and one for the collection <i>Dick for a Day</i>.<br>
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This collection sees a number of emerging themes and images that Dorothy Porter would further explore in later works such as her verse novel <i>Wild Surmise</i>—which was short-listed for the Miles Franklin Award in 2003 and won the Adelaide Festival Award in 2004. It is a wonderful collection illustrating a key era in the evolution of one of Australia’s most cherished poets.<br>
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<i>“A powerful book, filled with poems that have the power to move deeply. They are visual, grand, rich and intense, leaving the reader hungry and satiated at the same time.”</i> — Compulsive Reader<br>
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Includes <i>Other Worlds</i>, <i>Poet in Medellin</i>, <i>The Northern Territory</i> and <i>On Request</i>.