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Poet Porter dies at the age of 81 | Poet Porter dies at the age of 81 |
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Peter Porter, a winner of both the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and the Forward Prize, has died at the age of 81 after being treated for cancer. | |
The Australian-born poet, who moved to England in 1951, worked as a bookseller while he developed his literary career. | The Australian-born poet, who moved to England in 1951, worked as a bookseller while he developed his literary career. |
His first collection, Once Bitten, Twice Bitten, was published in 1961. | His first collection, Once Bitten, Twice Bitten, was published in 1961. |
He won the Forward Prize, the UK's biggest annual award, for Max Is Missing in 2002, the same year he was honoured with the Queen's Medal. | He won the Forward Prize, the UK's biggest annual award, for Max Is Missing in 2002, the same year he was honoured with the Queen's Medal. |
In 1968, he became a full-time poet, journalist, reviewer and broadcaster. | In 1968, he became a full-time poet, journalist, reviewer and broadcaster. |
His 1978 anthology The Cost of Seriousness, written after the death of his first wife in 1974, was regarded by critics as his best. | His 1978 anthology The Cost of Seriousness, written after the death of his first wife in 1974, was regarded by critics as his best. |
His 2004 collection Afterburner was shortlisted for the TS Eliot prize, while last year's Better Than God was shortlisted for the 2009 Forward Prize. | His 2004 collection Afterburner was shortlisted for the TS Eliot prize, while last year's Better Than God was shortlisted for the 2009 Forward Prize. |
Following his Forward Prize win, judge and National Poetry Day founder William Sieghart described Porter as "one of the most distinguished poets at work in Britain today". | Following his Forward Prize win, judge and National Poetry Day founder William Sieghart described Porter as "one of the most distinguished poets at work in Britain today". |
Mr Sieghart described Max Is Missing as "contemporary, witty, urbane and vibrant". | Mr Sieghart described Max Is Missing as "contemporary, witty, urbane and vibrant". |
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