Letters of Peter Porter to Douglas Houston, 1990 June 10-1998 March 21 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 5809213
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Porter, Peter, 1929-2010
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1990-1998]
- 0.03 m. (1 folder)
- Summary:
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MS Acc11.114 comprises eight letters from London and nine postcards written by Peter Porter to Douglas Houston between 1990-1998. In addition, there are three typed copies of poems which are signed by Porter (1 folder).
- Biography/History:
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Peter Neville Frederick Porter was a Brisbane-born poet and writer. In 1951 he moved permanently to England where he worked as a bookseller, journalist, clerk, advertising copywriter and freelance writer reviewing for journals including the New statesman, London magazine, The observer, Times literary supplement, Encounter and the New review. Porter was the author of numerous volumes of poetry and three radio plays, broadcast by the BBC. He was writer-in-residence at Sydney University in 1975 and at New England University in 1977. Most of Porter's work was published in England. In 1990 Porter won the Australian Literary Society gold medal. In 2004 he was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to literature as a poet, reviewer, broadcaster and essayist. Porter died in London in April 2010.
Dr Douglas Houston is a writer, poet, academic, and friend and correspondent of Peter Porter.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no.: MS Acc11.114.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1990-1998
- Occupation:
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of Douglas Houston's copyright material permitted for research purposes.
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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