Les Murray (poet), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Les Murray (poet)

Australian poet and critic

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1938

Place of Birth: Nabiac, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 29-Apr-2019

Profession: writer, poet, civil servant, translator, literary critic, critic, anthologist

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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.