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Description for Afterburner
Paperback. The leading English language poet of the southern hemisphere and one of the most eminent and distinguished poets working in any language Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Following the terrific success of Max is Missing -- winner of the Forward Prize for best poetry collection -- Peter Porter has produced another book of great power and erudition. 'Afterburner' -- the device that provides the extra thrust to a turbojet -- is a thoroughly appropriate title for this fuel-injected work. From his lengthening perspective and high vantage, no one is better placed than Porter to give these subtle meditations on art, life and the social mores - and few could manage them with such compassion and humour. Afterburner will further enhance his reputation as one of the finest ... Read more
Following the terrific success of Max is Missing -- winner of the Forward Prize for best poetry collection -- Peter Porter has produced another book of great power and erudition. 'Afterburner' -- the device that provides the extra thrust to a turbojet -- is a thoroughly appropriate title for this fuel-injected work. From his lengthening perspective and high vantage, no one is better placed than Porter to give these subtle meditations on art, life and the social mores - and few could manage them with such compassion and humour. Afterburner will further enhance his reputation as one of the finest ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
100
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780330434362
SKU
V9780330434362
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Peter Porter
Peter Porter arrived in Britain fifty years ago and has lived here ever since. Since 1974, he has visited his native Australia often and considers himself part of the present-day poetical worlds of both nations. Since 1968 he has been a freelance literary journalist and reviewer. He has published sixteen books of poems, plus four further volumes with the Australian ... Read more
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