Poetic Obituaries: [Peter] Porter, in the Collected Poems,

wittily acknowledged the receipt of a grant, for which, at the age of 70, "I am especially grateful . . . at such a crucial stage in my career as a writer". He had received awards and prizes throughout, among them the 1983 Duff Cooper memorial prize; the 1988 Whitbread poetry award (for The Automatic Oracle); the 2002 Forward prize, for Max Is Missing; and a Queen's gold medal for poetry in 2002.He was honoured in Australia too. In 1998 he received an emeritus award of A$30,000 from the country of his birth. Porter published two further volumes: Afterburner (2004), whose post-meteoric title wryly acknowledged his advanced years; and Better Than God (2009).

from The Guardian: Peter Porter obituary
also The Daily Telegraph: Peter Porter

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