Translations from the Natural World

Name: Translations from the Natural World
Author: Les Murray

by Les Murray

Poems using observation of nature as translation into language

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Les Murray

Australia's most celebrated poet, whose verse celebrated the rural Australian landscape and the lives of ordinary Australians with immense lyrical and intellectual energy. He is considered the unofficial poet laureate of Australia.

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