Learning Human: New Selected Poems (Poetry pleiade)

Learning Human: New Selected Poems (Poetry pleiade)

by Les A. Murray (Author)

Synopsis

The poems in Learning Human represent the range of Murray's development in narrative, lyric and satirical modes. All of his best-loved early poems are included, along with the remarkable work of recent years.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd
Published: 25 Apr 2001

ISBN 10: 1857545141
ISBN 13: 9781857545142

Author Bio
Les Murray was born in 1938 and grew up on a dairy farm at Bunyah on the north coast of New South Wales, where he still lives. He studied at Sydney University and later became a translator at the Australian National University and as an officer in the Prime Minister's Department. His real vocation was poetry and from 1971 he has made literature his full-time career. His first visit to Europe was in the sixties and since then he has returned frequently delighting audiences with his relaxed and excellent readings.