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murray in 2004 nabiac , new south wales , australia 200px 17 october 1938 poetry bunyah , new south wales lesmurray.jpg les murray -lrb- poet -rrb-
 les murray poet
les murray -lrb- poet -rrb-

leslie allan `` les '' murray ao -lrb- born 17 october 1938 -rrb- is an australian poet , anthologist and critic .
his career spans over forty years and he has published nearly 30 volumes of poetry as well as two verse novels and collections of his prose writings .
his poetry has won many awards and he is regarded as `` the leading australian poet of his generation '' .
he has also been involved in several controversies over his career and has been rated by the national trust of australia as one of the 100 australian living treasures .
