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y separately published work icon Taller When Prone selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Les Murray http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/murray-les
Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 Taller When Prone
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'Taller When Prone is Les Murray's first volume of new poems since 2006's The Biplane Houses. With characteristic grace and dexterity, these poems combine a mastery of form with a matchless ear for the Australian vernacular. Many evoke rural life here and abroad - its rhythms and rituals, the natural world, the landscape and the people who have shaped it. There are traveller's tales, elegies, meditative fragments and satirical sketches. Above all there is Murray's astonishing versatility, on display here at its exhilarating best.' (From the publisher's website.)

Notes

  • Dedication: To the glory of God
  • Included in the New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books List for 2011.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2010 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
From a Tourist Journali"In a precinct of liver stone, high", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
Bluelookout Mountaini"Bluelookout is a tractor climb", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Sharman Drumi"What year was the very best Mallee Show?", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 4)
The Toppled Headi"A big bald head is asleep", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 5)
Definitionsi"Effete: a pose", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 6)
The Conversationsi"A full moon always rises at sunset", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
The Double Diamondi"He was the family soldier,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 9)
As Country was Slowi"Our new motorway", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
The Death of Isaac Nathan, 1864i"Stone statues of ancient waves", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
The Filo Solesi"When tar roads came", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 14)
Midii"Muscles and torsoes of cloud", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 15)
Observing the Mute Cati"Clean water in the house", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Buttress on a High Cuttingi"Angophora, rusty-shelled", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 18)
Ovoidsi"Moist black as sago pearls", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 19)
Nursing Homei"Ne tibi supersis:", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 20)
Famei"We were at dinner in Soho", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 21)
Cattle-Hoof Hardpani"Trees from modern times don't bear", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 22)
Phone Canvasi"Chatting, after the donation part", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 23)
King Lear Had Alzheimersi"The great feral novel", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Science Fictioni"I can travel", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 26)
* Contents derived from the London,
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Faber , 2012 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Medallioni"What did you see in the walnut?", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 81)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Manchester,
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      Carcanet ,
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      Extent: vii, 86 pp.
      ISBN: 1847771238 (pbk.), 9781847771230 (pbk.)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      Farrar Straus and Giroux ,
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      Extent: ix, 82 p.p.
      ISBN: 9780374272371 (alk. paper) :, 0374272379 (alk. paper)
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Faber ,
      2012 .
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      Extent: 1v.p.
      ISBN: 0374533083, 9780374533083

Other Formats

  • Also sound recording (Swedish)

Works about this Work

Taller When Prone : The Contradictions of Les Murray Paul Mitchell , 2024 single work essay
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 06 May vol. 34 no. 9 2024;
'Before his death five years ago in April, Les Murray was widely considered Australia’s leading poet and among the world’s most significant. He published 38 collections of poetry along with books of essays on art, poetry and culture. The garlands laid upon him by critics and fellow poets included ‘the custodian of Australia’s soul’, ‘the one by whom the language lives', and a panoptic visionary who enhanced Australia’s international literary standing and sought to shape the nation’s destiny.' (Introduction)
The Promise i "Taller When Prone by Les Murray:", Helene Castles , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 63 no. 6 2019; (p. 38)
[Review] Taller When Prone Paul Kane , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: First Things : A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life , January no. 219 2012; (p. 65)

— Review of Taller When Prone Les Murray , 2010 selected work poetry
Big Les! Michael Hofmann , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Poetry , October vol. 199 no. 1 2011; (p. 57-67)

— Review of Taller When Prone Les Murray , 2010 selected work poetry ; Killing the Black Dog : Essay and Poems Les Murray , 1997 selected work poetry prose
[Review] Taller When Prone and Killing the Black Dog Fred Muratori , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Library Journal , 1 March vol. 136 no. 4 2011; (p. 79-80)

— Review of Taller When Prone Les Murray , 2010 selected work poetry ; Killing the Black Dog : Essay and Poems Les Murray , 1997 selected work poetry prose
An Infinite Faith in Facts A. P. Riemer , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27-28 March 2010; (p. 32-33)

— Review of Taller When Prone Les Murray , 2010 selected work poetry
The Last King of Poland, the Glass King of France: Les Murray and the Art of Estrangement David McCooey , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 320 2010; (p. 12-13)

— Review of Taller When Prone Les Murray , 2010 selected work poetry
Magical Murray at Full Stretch Peter Pierce , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 April 2010; (p. 11)

— Review of Taller When Prone Les Murray , 2010 selected work poetry
Nobel Calling : Clive James on Les Murray's Taller When Prone Clive James , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , April no. 55 2010; (p. 58-60)

— Review of Taller When Prone Les Murray , 2010 selected work poetry
The Omnivorous Writer Robert Gray , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10-11 April 2010; (p. 18-19)

— Review of Taller When Prone Les Murray , 2010 selected work poetry
[Review] Taller When Prone Kate Veitch , 2010 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 April 2010; (p. 3)
The Towering Achievement of Les Murray Jamie Grant , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , May vol. 54 no. 5 2010; (p. 14-15)
Grant discusses Murray's latest poetry collection in the context of his oeuvre and comments on a Clive James review of the work.
Off the Top Shelf Catherine Cole , Mark Rubbo , Michael Shmith , Clare Wright , Gig Ryan , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 31 July 2010; (p. 24-25)
The judges for the 2010 Age Book of the Year Awards provide a summary for the category for which they are responsible and comments on each shortlisted title.
The Country Calling Nicholas Wroe , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Illawarra Mercury Weekender , 5-6 March 2011; (p. 21)
Poet Les Murray spends as much time in cities as he does in the country.
My Country Childhood : Les Murray Ali Gripper , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Country Style , August 2010; (p. 30-32)
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