Dorothy Porter
Dorothy Porter 's award-winning crime thriller in verse, The Monkey's Mask , has become a modern Australian classic. Her other verse novels include Wild Surmise and What a Piece of Work , both short-listed for the Miles Franklin Award, Akhenaten and El Dorado. She has written libretti and song lyrics and seven volumes of poetry, most recently The Bee Hut . On Passion was completed just before her death in December 2008.
Dorothy Porter 's award-winning crime thriller in verse, The Monkey's Mask , has become a modern Australian classic. Her other verse novels include Wild Surmise and What a Piece of Work , both short-listed for the Miles Franklin Award, Akhenaten and El Dorado. She has written libretti and song lyrics and seven volumes of poetry, most recently The Bee Hut . On Passion was completed just before her death in December 2008. See less