Continuous Creation: Last Poems by

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The final, posthumous collection of poems from Australia's unofficial poet laureate In a poetic gift from beyond the grave, Les Murray left a trove of last poems. These are poems he was working on up to his death, as well as work uncovered from his scrapbooks and files. Various, intriguing and moving, this is a wonderful final collection from Australia's greatest poet - including a title poem that calls up the spirit of continuous creation, 'out of all that vanishes and all that will outlast us'. Continuous Creation is the perfect gift for long-time fans of Murray and new readers alike.

Les Murray (1938-2019) lived in Bunyah, near Taree in New South Wales. The author of some thirty books, his work is studied in schools and universities around Australia and has been translated into several foreign languages. In 1996 he was awarded the T.S. Eliot Prize for poetry, in 1998 he won the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and in 2004 he was awarded the Mondello Prize. His most recent volumes include The Biplane Houses, Taller When Prone and Waiting for the Past. Other works include Fredy Neptune, Collected Poems, The Best 100 Poems, Killing the Black Dog and On Bunyah.