Les Murray (poet)
Australian poet and critic (1938-2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the poet. For the sports broadcaster, see Les Murray (broadcaster).
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.
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Born | (1938-10-17)17 October 1938 Nabiac, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 29 April 2019(2019-04-29) (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 |
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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]