on 12/9/08 7:34 PM, Alison Croggon at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> 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: Šthis mature and
> accomplished workŠputs 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.
>
Thanks for providing information so that those of us too far away to know
about Dorothy Porter might appreciate what a loss this is.
Five verse novels! Australians are no end of amazing.
Susan Holahan
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