Biography
Leslie Allan Murray (17 October 1938 – 29 April 2019) was an Australian poet, anthologist and critic. His career spanned over 40 years and he published nearly 30 volumes of poetry as well as two verse novels and collections of his prose writings.
Translations of Murray's poetry have been published in 11 languages: French, German, Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Hindi, Russian, and Dutch. Murray's poetry won many awards and he is regarded as "the leading Australian poet of his generation". He was rated in 1997 by the National Trust of Australia as one of the 100 Australian Living Treasures.
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GenderMale
Birthday1938-10-17
Deathday2019-04-29 (80 years old)
Birth NameLeslie Allan Murray
Birth PlaceNabiac, Australia
ReligionCatholic Church
CitizenshipsAustralia
AwardsOfficer of the Order of Australia, Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, Christopher Brennan Award, Australian National Living Treasure, Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry, T. S. Eliot Prize, FAW Barbara Ramsden Award
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