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Les Murray
Poet Details
(1938)
Australian poet Les Murray grew up in poverty on his grandparents’ farm in Bunyah, New South Wales, a district he moved back to with his own family in 1985. The recipient of numerous honors for his poetry, he has published collections including The Ilex Tree (with Geoff Lehmann, 1965) and Dog Fox Field (1990), both winners of the Grace Levin Prize for poetry; Subhuman Redneck Poems (1996), winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize for poetry and a UK Poetry Society Choice; Learning Human (2000); Conscious and Verbal (2001); Poems the Size of Photographs (2004); and Taller When Prone (2011). He is also the author of Killing the Black Dog: A Memoir of Depression (2011).
Recurrent subjects in Murray’s work are the history and landscape of Australia, white settlers, indigenous life, family, and the rural landscape. The Poetry Book Society said of The Biplane Houses (2006), “His concerns . . . are addressed in poems that range from the polemical and punning to the lyrical and mythic.” His works are replete with imagery of the Australian landscape, but Dan Chiasson has observed that “the key to Murray . . . is not landscape but rage. ‘How naturally random recording edges into contempt,’ Murray writes, identifying the poles for his combustible temperament.”
In a 1998 BBC interview, Murray explained that his composition of poems takes place in a trance: “It’s an integration of the body-mind and the dreaming-mind and the daylight-conscious-mind.”
Murray’s work has been translated into 10 languages, and he has been awarded the Australian Literature Society’s Gold Medal and the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry. In 1996 Murray suffered from a liver infection; when he woke after three weeks in a coma, the press reported that he was again “conscious and verbal,” a condition that inspired the title of his 2001 collection of poems.
Praise for Waiting for the Past
‘A profuse talent for image making and a capacity to fold syntax, sense, and sound into extraordinary verbal forms … [Murray] is able to submit his consciousness to alien states and beings, inhabit them, and bring forth poems of startling originality in extraordinary language.’
—Australian Book Review
‘Les Murray's new book, Waiting for the Past, is not one that his numerous admirers will want to pass up…it's a vintage collection.’ —Sydney Morning Herald
‘No one writes like Murray: so truthful, nakedly emotional, wry, watchful. He’s set deep in the Australian landscape, writing about back roads, vertigo, sliced bread, old typewriters and the persistence of love. Murray is the holy fool of his own poems, and a hero of poetry.’ —the Guardian, Best Books of 2015
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| Les Murray by David Naseby |
Bibliography
Poetry
Published works by Les Murray: comprising Poetry, Prose, Works in Translation and Edited Volumes (based upon material provided by Les Murray and biographer, Peter Alexander). Also listed are academic Studies on Les Murray.
The llex Tree
(with Geoffrey Lehmann)
Canberra: ANU Press, 1965.
(with Geoffrey Lehmann)
Canberra: ANU Press, 1965.
 | The Weatherboard Cathedral Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1969. |
Poems Against Economics
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1972.
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1972.
 | Lunch & Counter Lunch Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1974. |
 | Selected Poems: The Vernacular Republic Sydney/London: Angus & Robertson, 1976. |
Creeper Habit
Broadsheet/Open Door Press, 1976
Broadsheet/Open Door Press, 1976
Ethnic Radio
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1977.
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1977.
 | The Boys Who Stole The Funeral Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1979, 1980; Manchester: Carcanet, 1989; New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1991. |
 | The Vernacular Republic: Poems 1961-1981(enlarged and revised edition of 1976 publication) Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1982; Edinburgh: Canongate, 1982; New York: Persea Books, 1982; (enlarged and revised edition) Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1988. |
Equanimities
(limited edition 350 copies)
Copenhagen: Razorback Press 1982.
(limited edition 350 copies)
Copenhagen: Razorback Press 1982.
 | The People's Otherworld Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1983. |
 | Selected Poems Manchester: Carcanet, 1986. |
 | The Daylight Moon Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1987; Manchester: Carcanet, 1988; New York: Perse a Books, 1988. |
The Gravy in Images
International Liturgy Assembly, 1988.
International Liturgy Assembly, 1988.
The Idyll Wheel: Cycle of a Year at Bunyah, NSW, April 1986 - April 1987(limited edition, 200 copies)
Canberra: Officina Brindabella, 1989.
Canberra: Officina Brindabella, 1989.
 | Dog Fox Field Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1990; Manchester: Carcanet, 1991; New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1993. |
Collected Poems
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1991;
Manchester: Carcanet, 1991;
London: Minerva, 1992;
(released as The Rabbiter's Bounty: Collected Poems)
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1991.
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1991;
Manchester: Carcanet, 1991;
London: Minerva, 1992;
(released as The Rabbiter's Bounty: Collected Poems)
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1991.
 | Translations From the Natural World Paddington: Isabella Press, 1992; Manchester: Carcanet, 1993; New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994. |
Collected Poems
Port Melbourne: William Heinemann Australia, 1994.
Port Melbourne: William Heinemann Australia, 1994.
 | Subhuman Redneck Poems Manchester: Carcanet, 1996; Sydney: Duffy & Snellgrove, 1996. |
 | Fredy Neptune: A Novel in Verse Manchester: Carcanet, 1998; Sydney: Duffy & Snellgrove, 1998. |
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Collected Poems
Manchester: Carcanet, 1998. |
Anthology
Nether Stowey (UK): Odyssey Poets, 1998
 | Conscious & Verbal Manchester: Carcanet, 1999; Sydney: Duffy & Snellgrove, 2000. |
 | New Selected Poems Sydney: Duffy & Snellgrove, 1999. |
 | Learning Human: Selected Poems USA: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2000. |
 | Learning Human: New Selected Poems Manchester: Carcanet, 2001. |
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Poems the Size of Photographs
Sydney: Duffy & Snellgrove, 2002. |
 | Collected Poems Sydney: Duffy & Snellgrove, 2002. |
 | The Full Dress: An Encounter with the National Gallery of Australia National Gallery of Australia, 2002. |
 | New Collected Poems Sydney: Duffy & Snellgrove, 2002. Manchester: Carcanet, 2003. [see Table of Contents] |
 | Learning Human: New Selected Poems Sydney: Duffy & Snellgrove, 2003. |
 | The Biplane Houses Melbourne: Black Inc., 2006 Manchester: Carcanet, 2006. |
 | Selected Poems Melbourne: Black Inc., 2007. |
 | Taller When Prone Melbourne: Black Inc., 2010 Manchester: Carcanet, 2010. |
 | The Best 100 Poems of Les Murray Melbourne: Black Inc., 2012 |
 | Waiting for the Past Melbourne: Black Inc., 2015 Manchester: Carcanet, 2015. |
 | New Selected Poems USA: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2015. |
The Peasant Mandarin: Prose Pieces
St. Lucia: UQP , 1978.
St. Lucia: UQP , 1978.
 | Persistence in Folly: Selected Prose Writings Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1984. |
The Australian Year: The Chronicle of our Seasons and Celebrations
(with photographs by Peter Solness and others)
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1985.
(with photographs by Peter Solness and others)
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1985.
 | Blocks and Tackles: Articles and Essays 1982 to 1990 Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1990. |
The Paperbark Tree: Selected Prose
Manchester: Carcanet, 1992;
London: Minerva, 1993.
Manchester: Carcanet, 1992;
London: Minerva, 1993.
 | Killing the Black Dog (introduced and edited by Christine Alexander) Annandale: Federation Press, 1996. |
 | A Working Forest: Selected Prose Sydney: Duffy & Snellgrove, 1997. |
 | The Quality of Sprawl: Thoughts about Australia Sydney: Duffy & Snellgrove, 1999. |
 | Introduction to The Shiralee (a novel by D'Arcy Niland) London: Penguin, 2001. |
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Nonchalant och skitig med dödliga fräknar
[The Quality of Sprawl and A Working Forest] (Swedish translation by Jonas Ellerström) Stockholm: Bromergs, 2007. |
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Killing the Black Dog
(revised and updated edition) Melbourne: Black Inc, 2009. |
WORKS IN TRASLATION
Ein ganz gewöhnlicher Regenbogen [An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow]
(German translations by Margitt Lehbert)
Munich: Carl Hanser Verlag, 1996.
(German translations by Margitt Lehbert)
Munich: Carl Hanser Verlag, 1996.
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De slabonenpreek [Selected Poems]
(introduced and translated by Maarten Elzinga) Amsterdam: Meulenhof, 1997. |
Midtsommars is [Midsummer Ice]
(Norwegian translations by Grethe Fosse)
Oslo: Solum Forlag, 1997.
(Norwegian translations by Grethe Fosse)
Oslo: Solum Forlag, 1997.
En helt almindelig Regubue: Digte [An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow: Poems]
(Danish translated by Martin Leer)
Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1998.
(Danish translated by Martin Leer)
Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1998.
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Tillflykt till ödemarken: dikter
[Escape to the Outback: Poems] (Swedish translations by Stewe Claeson, Jonas Ellerström & Lars Hakan Svensson) Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand, 2000. |
Poemes subhumans
(Catalan translations by Víctor Batallé)
Barcelona: Columna, 2000.
(Catalan translations by Víctor Batallé)
Barcelona: Columna, 2000.
Australia Australia(Spanish translation and essay/notes by Gabriel Planella)
Barcelona: Editorial Lumen, 1997/2000.
Barcelona: Editorial Lumen, 1997/2000.
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Fredy Neptune(Dutch translation)
Amsterdam: Meulenhof, 2001. |
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Fredy Neptune(German translation by Thomas Eichhorn)
Ammann and Verlag, 2004. |
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Un Arcobaleno Perfettamente Normale
[An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow] (Italian translations by Gaetano Prampolini) Biblioteca Adelphi, 2004. |
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The End of Symbol(Russian translation by Regina Derieva of a selection of poems; bilingual edition)
New York and Stockholm: Ars-Interpres, 2004. |
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Freddy Nettuno
(Italian translation by Massimiliano Morini; bilingual edition) Giano, 2004. |
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Setu… (The Bridges…)(Hindi translation of selected poems by Anuraag Sharma)
New Delhi: Sarup and Sons, 2004. |
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Traumbabwe ["Dreambabwe", a Subhman Redneck poem]
(German translation of shorter poems by Margitt Lehbert) Ammann, 2005. |
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Lettere dalla Beozia [Letters from Boeotia]
(Italian translation of poetry and prose by Massimiliano Morini) Giano, 2005. |
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Dikter från den efterblivna landsbygden
[Subhuman Redneck Poems] (Swedish translation by Stewe Claeson, Jonas Ellerström and Lars-Håkan Svensson ) Stockholm: Bromergs, 2006. |
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Gedichte, groß wie Photos
[Poems the Size of Photographs] (German translation by Margitt Lehbert) Hörby: Rugerup, 2006 |
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Heilige Kühe: Ausgewählte Gedichte
[Holy Cow: Selected poems] (German translation by Margitt Lehbert) Hörby: Rugerup, 2006 |
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Übersetzungen aus der Natur
[Translations from the Natural World - selections] (German translation by Margitt Lehbert) Hörby: Rugerup, 2007 |
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Le rêve de porter des shorts pour toujours
[The dream of wearing shorts forever] (French translation by Thierry Gillyboeuf) L'Oreille du Loup, 2011 |
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De planken kathedraal
[The Weatherboard Cathedral] (Dutch translation by Maarten Elzinga) Amsterdam: Uitgeverij De Harmonie, 2013 |
EDITED VOLUMES
The New Oxford Book of Australian Verse
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1986;
Oxford, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1991 (expanded edition).
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1986;
Oxford, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1991 (expanded edition).
Anthology of Australian Religious Poetry
Melbourne: Collins Dove, 1986;
Melbourne: Collins Dove, 1991 (2nd edition).
Melbourne: Collins Dove, 1986;
Melbourne: Collins Dove, 1991 (2nd edition).
 | A. B. Paterson: Selected Poems Australia: Collins/Angus & Robertson, 1992, 1996. |
 | Fivefathers: Five Australian Poets of the Pre-Academic Era Manchester: Carcanet Press, 1994. |
 | Best Australian Poems 2004 Melbourne: Black Inc, 2004 |
 | Hell and After: Four early English-language poets of Australia Manchester: Carcanet Press, 2005. |
 | Best Australian Poems 2005 Melbourne: Black Inc, 2005 |
STUDIES ON LES MURRAY
Brodie's Notes on Les A. Murray's Selected Poems: The Vernacular Republic by Pamela Lloyd
Sydney: Pan Books, 1988.
Sydney: Pan Books, 1988.
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A Vivid Steady State by Lawrence Bourke
Kensington, NSW: NSW University Press and New Endeavour Press, 1992. |
Counterbalancing Light: Essays on Les Murray ed. Carmel Gaffney
Armidale: Kardoorair Press, 1997.
Armidale: Kardoorair Press, 1997.
A Dimension of the Angel: A Study of Les Murray's Poetry by Anurag Sharma
Jaipur: Bohra Prakashan, 1997.
Jaipur: Bohra Prakashan, 1997.
 | Les Murray: A Life in Progress by Peter Alexander Oxford, Melbourne, USA: Oxford University Press, 2000. |
 | Les Murray by Steven Matthews Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2001. |
Poetry of Les Murray: Critical Essays
ed. Laurie Hergenham and Bruce Clunies Ross
Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, 2002.
 | Les Murray and Australian Poetry ed. Angela Smith London: Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, 2002. |
 | Les Murray Country: Development and Significance of an Australian Poetic Landscape by Ulla Fürstenberg Tubingen: Gunter Narr Verlag, 2004. |
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