Peter Porter
Peter Porter
Peter Neville Frederick Porter OAMwas a British-based Australian poet...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth16 February 1929
CityBrisbane, Australia
CountryUnited States of America
Peter Porter quotes about
world new-world
In the New World, happiness is enforced.
fate too-late world
Redeemers always reach the world too late. God dies, we live; God lives, we die. Our fate.
library gold realms
Much have I travelled in the realms of gold for which I thank the Paddington and Westminster Public Libraries.
heart sound notes
Somewhere at the heart of the universe sounds the true mystic note: Me.
writing giving satisfaction
Writing poetry is the only form of literary labour which gives me entire satisfaction.
believe breathing
A professional is one who believes he has invented breathing.
language lit poetry-is
Poetry is either language lit up by life or life lit up by language