Les Murray

Infinite Anthology: Adventures in Lexiconia
Les Murray
Here is a brief sample of words I have submitted to Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary over the last two or three years: pobbledonk –...
More ...Taller When Prone. Les Murray at the Sydney Writers' Festival
Les Murray
Part 1 | Part 2 Australia's most acclaimed and respected poet, Les Murray, takes to the stage at the Sydney Writers' Festival to speak...
More ...Les Murray on Killing the Black Dog
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Part 1 | Part 2 Killing the Black Dog is Les Murray’s courageous account of his struggle with depression, accompanied by a special...
More ...Les Murray and Judith Beveridge: Poems old and new
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Part 1 | Part 2 In a poetry reading held in the University of Sydney's Fisher Library, visiting Professor Les Murray is joined by...
More ...Les Murray, Sarah Day and Anthony Lawrence: Poets Reading (Part 2)
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Poets Les Murray, Sarah Day and Anthony Lawrence introduce and read personal selections of their work, for an admiring Mildura Writers...
More ...Les Murray, Sarah Day, Anthony Lawrence: Poets Reading. Mildura Writers' Festival
Les Murray
Poets Les Murray, Sarah Day and Anthony Lawrence introduce and read personal selections of their work, for an admiring Mildura Writers...
More ...Les Murray: on Hell and After - part two
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Poet Les Murray puts on his anthologist's hat and introduces his favourites amongst Australia's early English-language poets.Sydney...
More ...Les Murray: on Hell and After. University of Sydney
Les Murray
Poet Les Murray puts on his anthologist's hat and introduces his favourites amongst Australia's early English-language poets.Sydney...
More ...Drought Essay: A Levitation of Land
Les Murray
Haze went from smoke-blue to beigegradually, after midday. The Inland was passing overhigh up, and between the trees.The north hills and...
More ...Drought Essay: Recognising the Derision as Fear
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Death gets into the suburbs, but sleekturnover highrise keeps it out of mind and wilderness, wrapped in its own deaths, scarcely...
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