Les Murray

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Writer
gptkb:poet
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:The_Australian_Poetry_Library
gptkb:The_Australian_Book_Review
The Poetry Society of Australia
gptkbp:awards gptkb:The_T._S._Eliot_Prize
gptkb:Queensland_Premier's_Literary_Awards
The Christopher Brennan Award
gptkbp:birth_date 1938-08-17
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:contribution Advocated for rural issues
Explored themes of identity
Critiqued modern society
Promoted Australian poetry
gptkbp:death_date 2019-04-29
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Sydney
gptkbp:famous_for Nature imagery
Cultural commentary
Use of vernacular language
Exploration of spirituality
Unique poetic style
gptkbp:genre gptkb:poetry
essays
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Les Murray
gptkbp:inaugural_position Poet Laureate of New South Wales
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Native_American_culture
Australian culture
Rural life in Australia
gptkbp:influences gptkb:John_Keats
gptkb:W._H._Auden
gptkb:Robert_Frost
Australian landscape
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:notable_event Poetry Readings
Literary Festivals
Public Speaking Engagements
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Cattle_King
Subhuman Redneck Poems
The Biplane Houses
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:essayist
gptkb:poet
gptkb:editor
gptkbp:place_of_birth Bunyah, New South Wales, Australia
gptkbp:place_of_death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
gptkbp:spouse Valerie Murray
gptkbp:website http://www.lesmurray.org
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Poetry_Australia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6