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Back to EpisodesThe wild and talented poet Dorothy Porter and re-thinking privacy
Published 1 year, 1 month ago
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The late Australian poet Dorothy Porter is best known for her verse novel The Monkey's Mask. But her work ranged across many ouvres. Her early life at home, with violence and bullying at the hands of her well-known barrister father, Chester Porter, is laid bare in a memoir written by Dorothy's sister Josie McSkimming