Translations from the Natural World
Poems| By: | Les Murray |
| Publisher: | Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. |
| Print ISBN: | 9780374278700 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781466894839 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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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