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The Best 100 Poems of Les Murray

by Les Murray
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From his life's work so far, spanning more than four decades, Les Murray has selected these 100 poems, his personal best. Including classics such as 'The Broad Bean Sermon', 'An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow' and 'The Dream of Wearing Shorts Forever', this elegant hardback is guaranteed to delight Murray fans and introduce new readers to his work. This is a wonderful gift, and a treasure trove of the best poems ever written in Australia.
'No poet has ever travelled like this, whether in reality or simply in the mind ... Seeing the shape or hearing the sound of one thing in another, he finds forms' —Clive James
'There is no poetry in the English language now so rooted in its sacredness, so broadleafed in its pleasures and yet so intimate and conversational.' —Derek Walcott
'This is Murray as he sees himself: the icon in the mirror, not on the stage.' —The Australian
'He is, quite simply, the one by whom the language lives.' —Joseph Brodsky
'[Murray's] language crackles like bushfire.' —Melbourne Review
'An outstanding collection.' —Canberra Times

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  • Release date

    October 24, 2012

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      • ISBN: 9781921870781

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      • ISBN: 9781921870781
      • File size: 269 KB

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    • English

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  • English