Les Murray (poet)

This article is about the poet. For the sports broadcaster, see Les Murray (broadcaster).

Les Murray
AO
Murray in 2004
Born(1938-10-17)17 October 1938
Nabiac, New South Wales, Australia
Died29 April 2019(2019-04-29) (aged 80)
Taree, New South Wales, Australia
EducationTaree High School
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
Occupation(s)Writer, poet
Political partyAustralian Commonwealth Party (1972-1974)
Spouse
Valerie Morelli
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(m. 1962)​
Children5

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]

  1. ^ "Redirection page, jt.com to jt.net". johntranter.com.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ National Living Treasures – Current List, Deceased, Formerly Listed, National Trust of Australia (NSW), 22 August 2014
  4. ^ MAMAMIA TEAM (12 March 2012). "100 National Living Treasures: Who's missing?". Retrieved 12 May 2019.