New Oxford Book of Australian Verse

New Oxford Book of Australian Verse

3rd edition cover
Author Les Murray (editor)
Cover artist Joseph Jurra Tjapaltjarri
Country Australia
Language English
Subject Poetry anthology
Publisher Oxford University Press
Publication date
1986
Media type Print
Pages 438
ISBN 978-0-19-553994-3
OCLC 36556974
821.008/0994 21
LC Class PR9615.25 .N49 1996

The New Oxford Book of Australian Verse is a major anthology of Australian poetry edited by the poet Les Murray. It was first published in 1986 and since has been expanded twice.

The anthology gives a broad view of Australian ranges in time from Indigenous Australian oral poetry composed before colonisation up to the late twentieth century. Except for dates it is without the contextualising apparatus of biographies and annotations: "The absence of notes and other prose apparatus is intended to focus attention solely on the poetry, and to leave room for more of." Another uncommon feature, as noted, is the inclusion of Indigenous oral poetry, these have been attributed here to the language group of their owners.

Poets in The New Oxford Book of Australian Verse

Robert Adamson – Allen Afterman – Alan Alexander – Marion Alexopoulos – Richard James AllenEthel Anderson – Joan Aronsten – Dorothy Auchterlonie – Awabakal people – Lex BanningBruce BeaverJudith BeveridgeJohn BlightBarcroft BoakeFrancis BrabazonE. J. Brady – J. J. Bray – Christopher BrennanJohn Le Gay Brereton – Doris Brett – R. F. Brissednden – Vincent BuckleyAda CambridgeDavid CampbellGary CatalanoMarcus ClarkeHal ColebatchLaurence CollinsonJennifer Compton – William W. Coxon – Julian CroftAlison Croggon – Harry Cummins – Victor DaleyJack Davis – R. R. Davidson – Arthur Davies – Bruce DaweC. J. DennisJames DevaneyRosemary DobsonMichael DransfieldJohn Dunmore LangMax DunnGeoffrey DuttonWill Dyson – Teg Egan – Louis Esson – Steve Evans – Diane FaheyBarron Field – Mary Finnin – Robert D. FitzGerald – Conal Fitzpatrick – John FoulcherJohn ForbesDavid FosterMary Eliza Fullerton ('E') – Katherine GallagherSilvana GardnerLeon Gellert – Barbara Giles – Mary GilmorePeter GoldsworthyW. T. GoodgeAlan Gould – Paul L. Grano – Jamie GrantRobert Gray – Gumaitj people – Robin Gurr – Rodney HallPhilip HammialSusan Hampton – Lyn Hard – Lesbia Harford – W. E. Harney – Charles HarpurMax HarrisJ. S. HarryKevin Hart – P. J. Hartigan ('John O'Brian') – William Hart-SmithGwen HarwoodDennis HaskellNicholas Hasluck – Charles W. Hayward – Kristen Henry – Graeme Hetherington – Paul Hetherington – Dorothy HewettA. D. HopeRobert HarrisPhilip HodginsHarry HootonBarry HumphriesRex IngamellsClive JamesKate JenningsMartin JohnstonEvan Jones – Kamilaroi people – Nancy KeesingHenry KendallJohn KinsellaAndy KissanePeter Kocan – C. J. Koch – Grandfather Koori – Martin Langford – Eve Langley – Andrew Lansdown – Louis Lavater – Anthony LawrenceHenry LawsonJoyce LeeGeoffrey Lehmann – Francis Letters – Jack Lindsay – Kate Llewellyn – Robert Lowe – Frederick MacartneyJames McAuleyHugh McCrae – Ronald McCuiag – Nan McDonaldRoger McDonaldJack McGuire – Gordon Mackay-Warna – Dorothea Mackellar – Kenneth Mackenzie – Rhyll McMaster – Francis MacNamara (Frank the Poet) – David Mc Nicoll – Jennifer MaidenDavid MaloufJohn ManifoldFrederic ManningDavid Martin (Ludwig Detsinyi) – Philip MartinRay Mathew – Furnly Maurice (Frank Wilmot) – Harley Matthews – Philip Mead – Louisa Meredith – Miidhu – Sam Mitchell – E. G. Moll – Linda Molony – Rod MoranIan MudieLes Murray – E. G. Murphy ('Dryblower') – T. H. Naisby – Smiler Narautjarri – Narranyeri people – John Shaw Neilson – Oodgeroo Noonuccal – Nunggubuyu people – Mark O'ConnorBernard O'Dowd – E. J. Overbury – Jan OwenGeoff PageVance Palmer – Pambardu – Charmaine Papertalk-Green – A. B. ('Banjo') Paterson – Grace Perry – J. A. Phelp – John Philip – Hal PorterPeter PorterCraig Powell – Pudjipangu – Jennifer Rankin – Vicki Raymond – Alan RiddellElizabeth RiddellNigel RobertsRoland RobinsonJudith Rodriguez – Eric Rolls – David Rowbotham – John Rowland – Gig Ryan -Philip SalomAndrew SantJohn A. ScottMargaret Scott – W. N. Scott – Thomas Shapcott – Jemal Sharah – Michael SharkeyCharles Shaw – Dunstan Shaw – Graig Sherborne – R. A. SimpsonPeter SkrzyneckiKenneth SlessorVivian Smith – Edith Speers – Peter SteeleJames Brunton StephensDouglas StewartHarold StewartBilly Marshall StonekingRandolph Stow – Maurice Strandgard – Jennifer Strauss – Norman Talbot – Andrew Taylor – Charles R. Thatcher – Colin ThieleRichard Tipping – Tjinapirrgarri – John Tranter – W. J. Turner – David Unaipon – Rod Usher – Brian Vrepont (B. A. Trubridge) – Robert Walker – Chris Wallace-CrabbeFrancis Webb – Richard Whately – B. R. Whiting – Lauren Williams – Amy Witting – Wolaroi people – Wonguri-Mandjigai people – Sam Woolagoodjah – Judith WrightFay Zwicky

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