Peter Porter

January 8, 2024
Poet

Quick Facts

Peter Porter
Full Name Peter Porter
Occupation Poet
Date Of Birth Feb 16, 1929(1929-02-16)
Age 95
Date Of Death 2010-04-23
Birthplace Brisbane
Country Australia
Birth City Queensland
Horoscope Aquarius

Peter Porter Biography

Name Peter Porter
Birthday Feb 16
Birth Year 1929
Place Of Birth Brisbane
Home Town Queensland
Birth Country Australia
Birth Sign Aquarius
Spouse Jannice Henry , Christine Berg

Peter Porter is one of the most popular and richest Poet who was born on February 16, 1929 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. An Australian-born British poet, whose work includes Automatic Oracle, Once Bitten Twice Bitten as well as Better Than God. The many literary awards he has received includes his Whitbread Poetry Award and the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal.

He was inspired by the poetry of the poet He was influenced by the work of poet Wallace Stevens..

He had two daughters in his former wife Shirley Jannice Henry. A year after Henry took his own life, Porter married psychologist Christine Berg.

Peter Porter Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Poet
House Living in own house.

Peter Porter is one of the richest Poet from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Porter 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His mother passed away when he was just nine years old. He attended The Church of England Grammar School up to the age of 18.

Porter met Jill Neville while traveling from Australia to England in the year 1951. After that, Neville made Porter a character in her story The Fall Girl.

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Who is Peter Porter Dating?

According to our records, Peter Porter married to Jannice Henry , Christine Berg. As of December 1, 2023, Peter Porter’s is not dating anyone.

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Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Poet. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Peter Porter celebrates birthday on February 16 of every year.

Who Was Peter Buell Porter?

Peter Buell Porter (August 14, 1773 – March 20, 1844) was an American lawyer, soldier and politician who served as United States Secretary of War from 1828 to 1829.

When was your attention please Peter Porter written?

Your Attention Please ( 1983 )

Where did Peter Porter live?

Porter was a writer-in-residence at universities in both Australia and England. He received the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry, the Whitbread Prize for Poetry, the Duff Cooper Prize, and the 1990 Gold Medal of the Australian Literary Society.

Who is Preeyakit Buranasin?

Preeyakit Buranasin is a contemporary poet known for the piece ‘Yellow or Red. It is based around a Thai conflict between the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the People’s Power Party (PPP).

What is the central idea of the poem your attention please?

Within ‘Your Attention Please’ Porter delves into themes of the apocalypse, government, and society. The tone is consistently direct and unemotional and is, therefore, able to foster an even greater imagined panicked mood in those listening.

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