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  • Author:agent Les Murray http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/murray-les
Issue Details: First known date: 1983... 1983 The People's Otherworld : Poems
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Notes

  • Dedication: To the glory of God and in memory of Anne, Steve, Rosalind and Chris

Contents

* Contents derived from the North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1983 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Craze Field of Dried Mudi"These lagoons, these anabranches,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
The Grassfire Stanzasi"August, and black centres expand on the afternoon paddock.", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Homage to the Launching-Placei"Pleasure-craft of the sprung rhythms, bed,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
First Essay on Interesti"Not usury, but interest. The cup slowed in mid-raise,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
The Fishermen at South Headi"They have walked out as far as they can go on the prow of the continent,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 10)
The Doormani"The man applying rules to keep me out", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 11)
Fuel Stoppage on Gladesville Road Bridge in the Year 1980i"So we're sitting over our sick beloved engine", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 12)
The Sydney Highrise Variations, Les Murray , sequence poetry (p. 12-16)
View of Sydney, Australia, from Gladesville Road Bridgei"There's that other great arch eastward, with its hanging highways;", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Flight from Manhattani"It is possible the heights of this view are a museum:", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
The C19-20i"The Nineteenth Century. The Twentieth Century.", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Recession of the Jonesesi"The worldwide breath of Catching Up", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 16)
Quintets for Robert Morleyi"Is it possible that hyper-", Les Murray , single work poetry humour (p. 17-18)
The New Moreton Bayi"A grog-primed overseer, who later died,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 19)
Anthropomorphicsi"Outside the serious media, the violence of animals", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 20)
The Romantic Theme of Ruinsi"The workmen clinked their steel, trudging; one murmured couplets", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Bent Water in the Tasmanian Highlandsi"Flashy wrists out of buttoned grass cuffs, feral whisky burning gravels,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 23)
Equanimityi"Nests of golden porridge shattered in the silky-oak trees,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
The Forest Hit by Modern Usei"The forest, hit by modern use,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 26)
Showeri"From the metal poppy", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 27)

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Works about this Work

A Poetics of Sacred and Secular in Australia Lyn McCredden , 2020 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 20 no. 2 2020;

'This essay examines the claims to secularity of contemporary Australia, arguing that in the context of Indigenous Australians' declaration, in the document 'Uluru: Statement from the Heart', and of many poetic expressions, we must more fully explore the category of the sacred. Further, the essay argues that in contemporary Australia, sacred and secular domains need to be mutually engaged. The essay offers the idea of the poetic sacred - where secular (political, earthed, civic) and sacred (numinous, transcendent, meaning-making) possibilities can be seen in dialogue. 'Uluru: Statement from the Heart', as well as the poetry of Bruce Dawe, Les Murray, Lionel Fogarty and Judith Beveridge are examined, as exemplars of the poetic sacred.' (Publication abstract)

Contemporary Poetry and the Sacred Lyn McCredden , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 23 no. 2 2007; (p. 153-167)
The Containment of Violence : Aspects of the Roles of War in the Work of David Malouf and Les Murray Laurie Hergenhan , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Kunapipi , [Double Issue] vol. 18 no. 2-3 1996; (p. 239-248)
What Will Suffice : Les A. Murray's `The People's Otherworld' Veronica Brady , 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: Caught in the Draught: On Contemporary Australian Culture and Society 1994; (p. 177-190)
With the Distinct Timbre of an Australian Voice : The Poetry of Les Murray Alan Gould , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 6 no. 2 1992; (p. 121-129) The Totem Ship 1996; (p. 162-184) The West Verandah : The Life and Work of Les Murray 2016;
The Swirling Poetries : Recent Poetry in Australia Max Richards , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Autumn-Winter no. 18/19 1984; (p. 52-57)

— Review of Clairvoyant in Autumn Geoff Page , 1983 selected work poetry ; Light Pressure John Foulcher , 1983 selected work poetry ; The Fiesta of Men Mark O'Connor , 1983 selected work poetry ; A Flag for the Wind Philip Martin , 1982 selected work poetry ; The People's Otherworld : Poems Les Murray , 1983 selected work poetry
Les Murray: A Marvellous Poetic Plunge Geoffrey Dutton , 1983 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 6 December vol. 103 no. 5394 1983; (p. 99)

— Review of The People's Otherworld : Poems Les Murray , 1983 selected work poetry
[Review] The People's Otherworld : Poems Martin Duwell , 1983 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 5-6 November 1983; (p. 19)

— Review of The People's Otherworld : Poems Les Murray , 1983 selected work poetry
[Review] The People's Otherworld : Poems Alan Gould , 1983 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 December 1983; (p. 15)

— Review of The People's Otherworld : Poems Les Murray , 1983 selected work poetry
[Review] The People's Otherworld : Poems Geoffrey Lehmann , 1983 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 November 1983; (p. 41)

— Review of The People's Otherworld : Poems Les Murray , 1983 selected work poetry
Contemporary Poetry and the Sacred Lyn McCredden , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 23 no. 2 2007; (p. 153-167)
Les Murray's Vernacular Republic Bruce A. Clunies Ross , 1986 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Diversity Itself : Essays in Australian Arts and Culture 1986; (p. 21-37)
Les Murray : A Note on Editions Paul Kane , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , Spring vol. 2 no. 1 1988; (p. 67)
Creation from Our Side : Les Murray Paul Kavanagh , Peter Kuch , 1991 single work interview
— Appears in: Conversations : Interviews with Australian Writers 1991; (p. 197-214)
With the Distinct Timbre of an Australian Voice : The Poetry of Les Murray Alan Gould , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 6 no. 2 1992; (p. 121-129) The Totem Ship 1996; (p. 162-184) The West Verandah : The Life and Work of Les Murray 2016;
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