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Les Murray (poet)
Les Murray | |
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| Born | 17 October 1938 Nabiac, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 29 April 2019 (aged 80) Taree, New South Wales, Australia |
| Education | Taree High School |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, poet |
| Political party | Australian Commonwealth Party (1972-1974) |
| Spouse |
Valerie Morelli (m. 1962) |
| Children | 5 |
Leslie Allan Murray AO (17 October 1938 – 29 April 2019) was an Australian poet, anthologist and critic. His career spanned over 40 years and he published nearly 30 volumes of poetry as well as two verse novels and collections of his prose writings.
Translations of Murray's poetry have been published in 11 languages: French, German, Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Hindi, Russian, and Dutch. Murray's poetry won many awards and he is regarded as "the leading Australian poet of his generation".[1][2] He was rated in 1997 by the National Trust of Australia as one of the 100 Australian Living Treasures.[3][4]
- ^ "Redirection page, jt.com to jt.net". johntranter.com.
- ^ Coetzee J. M. (29 September 2011). "The Angry Genius of Les Murray". The New York Review of Books. pp. 3, "is widely acknowledged to be the leading Australian poet of his generation". Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ National Living Treasures – Current List, Deceased, Formerly Listed, National Trust of Australia (NSW), 22 August 2014
- ^ MAMAMIA TEAM (12 March 2012). "100 National Living Treasures: Who's missing?". Retrieved 12 May 2019.
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