The Best 100 Poems of Les Murray
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Best 100 Poems of Les Murray
By (Author) Les Murray
Black Inc.
Black Inc.
29th October 2019
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Physical Properties
Paperback
128
Width 129mm, Height 196mm, Spine 15mm
144g
Description
From his life's work, spanning more than four decades before his death in 2019, award-winning poet Les Murray selected these 100 poems to be remembered as his personal best. Including classics such as 'The Broad Bean Sermon', 'An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow' and 'The Dream of Wearing Shorts Forever', this collection is guaranteed to delight Murray fans and introduce new readers to his work. It is a treasure trove of the best poems ever written in Australia.
Author Bio
Les Murray (1938-2019) lived in Bunyah, near Taree in New South Wales. The author of some thirty books, his work is studied in schools and universities around Australia and has been translated into several foreign languages. In 1996 he was awarded the T.S. Eliot Prize for poetry, in 1998 he won the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and in 2004 he was awarded the Mondello Prize. His most recent collections include The Biplane Houses, Fredy Neptune, Selected Poems, Collected Poems, Killing the Black Dog and Taller When Prone
