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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
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Dedication: To the glory of God
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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", single work poetry (p. 1-2)
- Bluelookout Mountaini"Bluelookout is a tractor climb", single work poetry (p. 3)
- The Sharman Drumi"What year was the very best Mallee Show?", single work poetry (p. 4)
- The Toppled Headi"A big bald head is asleep", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Definitionsi"Effete: a pose", single work poetry (p. 6)
- The Conversationsi"A full moon always rises at sunset", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- The Double Diamondi"He was the family soldier,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- As Country was Slowi"Our new motorway", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- The Death of Isaac Nathan, 1864i"Stone statues of ancient waves", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- The Filo Solesi"When tar roads came", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Midii"Muscles and torsoes of cloud", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Observing the Mute Cati"Clean water in the house", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Buttress on a High Cuttingi"Angophora, rusty-shelled", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Ovoidsi"Moist black as sago pearls", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Nursing Homei"Ne tibi supersis:", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Famei"We were at dinner in Soho", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Cattle-Hoof Hardpani"Trees from modern times don't bear", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Phone Canvasi"Chatting, after the donation part", single work poetry (p. 23)
- King Lear Had Alzheimersi"The great feral novel", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- Science Fictioni"I can travel", single work poetry (p. 26)
* Contents derived from the
London,
c
England,c
c
United Kingdom (UK),c
Western Europe,
Europe,: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?", single work poetry (p. 81)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording (Swedish)
Works about this Work
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The Promise
i
"Taller When Prone by Les Murray:",
2019
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 63 no. 6 2019; (p. 38) -
[Review] Taller When Prone
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 2010 selected work poetry -
Big Les!
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Poetry , October vol. 199 no. 1 2011; (p. 57-67)
— Review of Taller When Prone 2010 selected work poetry ; Killing the Black Dog : Essay and Poems 1997 selected work poetry prose -
[Review] Taller When Prone and Killing the Black Dog
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Library Journal , 1 March vol. 136 no. 4 2011; (p. 79-80)
— Review of Taller When Prone 2010 selected work poetry ; Killing the Black Dog : Essay and Poems 1997 selected work poetry prose -
The Angry Genius of Les Murray
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: New York Review of Books , 29 September vol. 58 no. 14 2011;
— Review of Taller When Prone 2010 selected work poetry ; Killing the Black Dog 1997 single work prose
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An Infinite Faith in Facts
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27-28 March 2010; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Taller When Prone 2010 selected work poetry -
The Last King of Poland, the Glass King of France: Les Murray and the Art of Estrangement
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 320 2010; (p. 12-13)
— Review of Taller When Prone 2010 selected work poetry -
Magical Murray at Full Stretch
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 April 2010; (p. 11)
— Review of Taller When Prone 2010 selected work poetry -
Nobel Calling : Clive James on Les Murray's Taller When Prone
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Monthly , April no. 55 2010; (p. 58-60)
— Review of Taller When Prone 2010 selected work poetry -
The Omnivorous Writer
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10-11 April 2010; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Taller When Prone 2010 selected work poetry -
[Review] Taller When Prone
2010
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 April 2010; (p. 3) -
The Towering Achievement of Les Murray
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
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
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
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Country Style , August 2010; (p. 30-32)
Awards
- 2012 winner Festival Awards for Literature (SA) Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature South Australian Literary Awards — John Bray Award for Poetry
- 2010 shortlisted Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Arts Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Prize for Poetry
- 2010 shortlisted The Age Book of the Year Award — Dinny O'Hearn Poetry Prize
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