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In answer to the question 'Can poets or their work ever escape the political?', Lambert aims 'to explore the problematic relationship between poetry and prose' by turning 'first to Murray's draft preamble to the Australian constitution, as well as his draft Oath of Allegiance for the then federal government.' She then examines Murray's poetry 'to see whether his politics can be kept separate from his poetry' and finally argues 'that poetry cannot be explicated from the political, and that Murray's work only furthers this claim.' (p.5)
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A Draft Preamble : Les Murray and the Politics of Poetry
Journal of Australian Studies
Journal of Australian Studies
Subjects:
- A Brief History 1992 single work poetry
- Big Shame 1999 single work poetry
- The Preamble's Bottom Line 1999 single work essay
- Proposed Preamble 1999 single work prose
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