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 collection is guaranteed to delight Murray fans and introduce new readers to his work. It is a treasure trove of the best poems ever written in Australia.… (more)

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Title:	The Best 100 Poems of Les Murray
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Read this slowly, a few poems a week while commuting. I realised on Les Murray's death last year that I did not know his work at all, and thought I'd better remedy that omission, I'm so glad I did as the poems are beautiful and evocative and somehow very Australian. (

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Lehbert, Margitt	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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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 collection is guaranteed to delight Murray fans and introduce new readers to his work. It is a treasure trove of the best poems ever written in Australia.

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