• Author:agent Les Murray http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/murray-les
Issue Details: First known date: 1983... 1983 Three Poems in Memory of My Mother, Miriam Murray nee Arnall (Born 13.5.1915, Died 19.4.1951)
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Weights i "Not owning a cart, my father", Les Murray , 1981 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , August vol. 25 no. 8 1981; (p. 40) The People's Otherworld : Poems 1983; (p. 30) Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Nine 1985; (p. 77) The Vernacular Republic : Poems 1961-1983 1988; (p. 152-153) Two Centuries of Australian Poetry 1988; (p. 155-156) Collected Poems 1994; (p. 185)
The Steel i "I am older than my mother.", Les Murray , 1982 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 41 no. 1 1982; (p. 107-111) The People's Otherworld : Poems 1983; (p. 32-36) The Vernacular Republic : Poems 1961-1983 1988; (p. 153-158) The Temperament of Generations : Fifty Years of Writing in Meanjin 1990; (p. 291-295) The Macmillan Anthology of Australian Literature 1990; (p. 558-562) Collected Poems 1994; (p. 186-191)
Midsummer Ice i "Remember how I used", Les Murray , 1981 single work poetry (taught in 1 units)
— Appears in: Quadrant , August vol. 25 no. 8 1981; (p. 40) The People's Otherworld : Poems 1983; (p. 31) Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Nine 1985; (p. 77-78) Anthology of Australian Religious Poetry 1986; (p. 208-209) The Vernacular Republic : Poems 1961-1983 1988; (p. 153) Collected Poems 1994; (p. 185-186)

— Appears in: Ein ganz gewohnlicher Regenbogen : Gedichte 1996; (p. 63)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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    y separately published work icon The People's Otherworld : Poems Les Murray , North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1983 Z300218 1983 selected work poetry North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1983 pg. 30-36
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    y separately published work icon Selected Poems Les Murray , Manchester : Carcanet , 1986 Z796575 1986 selected work poetry Manchester : Carcanet , 1986 pg. 90-97
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    y separately published work icon The Vernacular Republic : Poems 1961-1983 Les Murray , North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1988 Z905438 1988 selected work poetry North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1988 pg. 152-158
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    y separately published work icon Selected Poems Les Murray , Melbourne : Black Inc. , 2007 Z1434567 2007 selected work poetry (taught in 2 units) 'Selected Poems ... comprises what Murray himself considers his most successfully realised poems, drawn from all his collections up to and including The Biplane Houses but not including his two verse novels.' (Publisher's blurb) Melbourne : Black Inc. , 2007 pg. 54
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    y separately published work icon The Best 100 Poems of Les Murray Les Murray , Collingwood : Black Inc. , 2012 Z1897512 2012 selected work poetry 'From his life’s work so far, spanning more than four decades, Les Murray has selected these 100 poems, his personal best. Including classics such as 'The Broad Bean Sermon', 'An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow' and 'The Dream of Wearing Shorts Forever', this elegant hardback is guaranteed to delight Murray fans and introduce new readers to his work. This is a wonderful gift, and a treasure trove of the best poems ever written in Australia.' (From the publisher's website.) Collingwood : Black Inc. , 2012 pg. 23-24
    Note: With title: Two Poems in Memory of My Mother, Miriam Murray Nee Arnall (contains the first two poems in the three poems Sequence)
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