Dragons in Their Pleasant Palaces (Oxford Poets)

By Peter Porter

This is a new collection of poems by Peter Porter, one of today's most established and successful poets. These poems continue in the same vein of prophecy as his last book, Millennial Fables, but in this collection his tone is lighter, sometimes quirky and humorous, and the detail of the poetry is more down-to-earth. With various verse forms, Porter visits many countries, including his homeland, Australia, his beloved Italy, and that special country of the Nineteenth Century. A feeling of greater clarity-- a lyricism occasioned by alarm--prevails in these poems by a profound, wide-ranging, and eloquent poet.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192880284
• ISBN13: 9780192880284
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 7.8"