{"product_id":"new-selected-poems-paperback-1","title":"New Selected Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLes Murray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fresh selection of the finest poems--some previously uncollected--by one of our finest English-language poets\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy write poetry? For the weird unemployment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor the painless headaches, that must be tapped to strike\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003edown along your writing arm at the accumulated moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor the adjustments after, aligning facets in a verb\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ebefore the trance leaves you. For working always beyond\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eyour own intelligence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e --from \"The Instrument\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e contains Les Murray's own gathering from the full range of his poetry--from the 1960s through \u003ci\u003eTaller When Prone\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and including previously uncollected work.\u003cbr\u003e One of the finest poets writing today, Murray reinvents himself with each new collection. Whether writing about the indignities of childhood or the depths of depression, or evoking the rhythms of the natural world; whether writing in a sharply rendered Australian vernacular or a perfectly pitched King's English, his versatility and vitality are a constant. \u003ci\u003eNew Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e is the poet's choice of his essential works: an indispensable collection for readers who already love his poetry, and an ideal introduction for those who are new to it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLes Murray (1938-2019)\u003c\/b\u003e was a widely acclaimed poet, recognized by the National Trust of Australia as one of the nation's treasures in 2012. He received the T. S. Eliot Prize for the Best Book of Poetry in English in 1996 for \u003ci\u003eSubhuman Redneck Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, and was also awarded the Gold Medal for Poetry presented by Queen Elizabeth II.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMurray also served as poetry editor for the conservative Australian journal Quadrant from 1990-2018. His other books include \u003ci\u003eDog Fox Field, Translations from the Natural World, Fredy Neptune: A Novel in Verse, Learning Human: Selected Poems, Conscious and Verbal, Poems the Size of Photographs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWaiting for the Past\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750115180832,"sku":"9780374535414","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a1e138df121fd2ede1bb9ab016025c1a.webp?v=1779943342","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/new-selected-poems-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}