Berfrois

Les Murray

Erik Kennedy on Les Murray

Erik Kennedy on Les Murray

To the extent that music involves repetition, it is all rooted in poetry…

Liberating Angels by Justin E. H. Smith

Liberating Angels by Justin E. H. Smith

Balked No Weird

Balked No Weird

As an antidote to Modernist despair, Les Murray recommended a dose of late nineteenth century Australian verse…

As an antidote to Modernist despair, Les Murray recommended a dose of late nineteenth century Australian verse…

‘Crossing Brooklyn Ferry’ by Walt Whitman
Poem: ‘Crossing Brooklyn Ferry’ by Walt Whitman
‘I Have a Rendezvous With Life’ by Countee Cullen
Poem: ‘I Have a Rendezvous With Life’ by Countee Cullen
‘I Hope We Find Me Alive’ by Rebecca Hazelton
Poem: ‘I Hope We Find Me Alive’ by Rebecca Hazelton
Poem: ‘Our Star’ by Nicholas Rombes
‘nine rings around a pit’ by Jeremy Fernando
Book: ‘nine rings around a pit’ by Jeremy Fernando
Poem: ‘An Orientation’ by Maryann Corbett