Translations from the Natural World

Poems

Fiction & Literature, Poetry
Cover of the book Translations from the Natural World by Les Murray, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Author: Les Murray ISBN: 9781466894839
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication: September 29, 2015
Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Language: English
Author: Les Murray
ISBN: 9781466894839
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication: September 29, 2015
Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Language: English

The centerpiece of this collection of poems is "Presence," a sequence of forty "translations from the natural world" about a variety of settings and their amazing denizens. Lyre birds, honeycombs, sea lions, possums, all act as spurs for Murray's protean talent for description and imitation.

"Even with a score of volumes and a king's ransom of literary honors to his credit, Australian poet Murray refuses to take words for granted. His latest collection is a forceful blend of formalism and experimentation, a test of imagination, ear, and tongue for both poet and reader." - Library Journal

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The centerpiece of this collection of poems is "Presence," a sequence of forty "translations from the natural world" about a variety of settings and their amazing denizens. Lyre birds, honeycombs, sea lions, possums, all act as spurs for Murray's protean talent for description and imitation.

"Even with a score of volumes and a king's ransom of literary honors to his credit, Australian poet Murray refuses to take words for granted. His latest collection is a forceful blend of formalism and experimentation, a test of imagination, ear, and tongue for both poet and reader." - Library Journal

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