| 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
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
