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On Passion

Little Books on Big Themes series

Dorothy Porter

A wonderful, ultimately joyous, insight into the creative life of one of our best loved poets.

Opinion

'… 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, 22/02/10

'It is [a] deeply rooted literary emphasis which gives On Passion its extra dimension.
Geoff Page, Canberra Times, 06/03/10

About this Title

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.

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978-0-522-85601-9