From my agent:
Dorothy Porter died in Melbourne this morning from complications due
to cancer. She was 54.
A writer at the height of her powers, Dorothy's most recent
publication was EL DORADO, her fifth verse novel. It was shortlisted
for the Dinny O'Hearn Poetry Prize (Age Book of the Year Award), the
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, the Prime Minister's Literary
Award for fiction, and Best Fiction in the Ned Kelly Awards and the
Australian Book Review described it thus: …this mature and
accomplished work…puts her at the top of the distinguished class of
contemporary Australian poets when it comes to livres composés.
4 months ago Dot was diagnosed with metastasized breast cancer. She
has been in treatment since. She was very positive - and wanted to
keep
this to herself as she was sure she would defeat it. Unfortunately
there have been complications and she was admitted to hospital 2 weeks
ago and ICU 10 days ago.
Dorothy was the most passionate of people who gave her all to
everything she engaged with. We cannot imagine the world without her.
The funeral will be at the Boyd Chapel, 3rd Avenue, Springvale
Botanical Cemetery at 1.15pm this coming Sunday. No flowers Please.
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 11:20 AM, Caleb Cluff <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> That's terrible. A genuine loss.
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> Caleb
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> On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 11:05 AM, Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
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>> I just heard the sad news that Dorothy Porter died last night.
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>> I knew she was ill, but I didn't realise how seriously. She'll be much
>> missed; she was a top woman.
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>> A
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