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9780192820884
With this new collection, Peter Porter shows his maturity as a poet and displays his ability to work in a variety of forms. The "oracle" of the title is the English language, with the poet acting as a "priest" bound to carry messages to the outside world. Porter's themes here are childhood, dreams, painting, history, and most important, words and their responsibilities.Porter, Peter is the author of 'Automatic Oracle' with ISBN 9780192820884 and ISBN 0192820885.
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