New Oxford Book of Australian Verse explained

New Oxford Book of Australian Verse
Author:Les Murray (editor)
Cover Artist:Joseph Jurra Tjapaltjarri
Country:Australia
Language:English
Subject:Poetry anthology
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Pub Date:1986
Media Type:Print
Pages:438
Isbn:978-0-19-553994-3
Dewey:821.008/0994 21
Congress:PR9615.25 .N49 1996
Oclc:36556974

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.[1]

The anthology gives a broad view of Australian poetry. It 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 is the inclusion of Indigenous oral poems, which are attributed in the book to the language group of their sources.

Poets in The New Oxford Book of Australian Verse

Robert Adamson – Allen Afterman – Alan Alexander – Marion Alexopoulos – Richard James AllenEthel Anderson – Joan Aronsten – Dorothy AuchterlonieAwabakal peopleLex BanningBruce BeaverJudith BeveridgeJohn BlightBarcroft BoakeFrancis BrabazonE. J. BradyJ. J. BrayChristopher BrennanJohn Le Gay BreretonDoris BrettR. F. BrissendenVincent 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 DysonTed EganLouis Esson – Steve Evans – Diane FaheyBarron FieldMary FinninRobert D. FitzGerald – Conal Fitzpatrick – John FoulcherJohn ForbesDavid FosterMary Eliza Fullerton ('E') – Katherine GallagherSilvana GardnerLeon GellertBarbara GilesMary GilmorePeter GoldsworthyW. T. GoodgeAlan Gould – Paul L. Grano – Jamie Grant – Robert Gray – Gumaitj people – Robin Gurr – Rodney HallPhilip HammialSusan Hampton – Lyn Hard – Lesbia HarfordW. E. HarneyCharles HarpurMax HarrisJ. S. HarryKevin HartP. J. Hartigan (John O'Brien) – William Hart-SmithGwen HarwoodDennis HaskellNicholas Hasluck – Charles W. Hayward – Kristen Henry – Graeme Hetherington – Paul HetheringtonDorothy HewettA. D. HopeRobert HarrisPhilip HodginsHarry Hooton – Barry Humphries – Rex IngamellsClive JamesKate JenningsMartin JohnstonEvan JonesKamilaroi peopleNancy KeesingHenry KendallJohn KinsellaAndy KissanePeter KocanC. J. Koch – Grandfather Koori – Martin Langford – Eve Langley – Andrew Lansdown – Louis LavaterAnthony LawrenceHenry Lawson – Joyce Lee – Geoffrey Lehmann – Francis Letters – Jack LindsayKate Llewellyn – Robert Lowe – Frederick MacartneyJames McAuleyHugh McCraeRonald McCuaigNan McDonaldRoger McDonald – Jack McGuire – Gordon Mackay-Warna – Dorothea Mackellar – Kenneth Mackenzie – Rhyll McMasterFrancis MacNamara (Frank the Poet) – David McNicoll – Jennifer MaidenDavid MaloufJohn ManifoldFrederic ManningDavid Martin (Ludwig Detsinyi) – Philip MartinRay MathewFurnley Maurice (Frank Wilmot) – Harley Matthews – Philip Mead – Louisa Meredith – Miidhu – Sam Mitchell – E. G. Moll – Linda Molony – Rod MoranIan MudieLes MurrayE. G. Murphy ('Dryblower') – T. H. Naisby – Smiler Narautjarri – Narranyeri people – John Shaw NeilsonOodgeroo NoonuccalNunggubuyu peopleMark O'ConnorBernard O'Dowd – E. J. Overbury – Jan OwenGeoff PageVance Palmer – Pambardu – Charmaine Papertalk-Green – A. B. ('Banjo') PatersonGrace Perry – J. A. Phelp – John Philip – Hal PorterPeter PorterCraig Powell – Pudjipangu – Jennifer Rankin – Vicki Raymond – Alan Riddell – Elizabeth Riddell – Nigel Roberts – Roland RobinsonJudith RodriguezEric RollsDavid Rowbotham – John Rowland – Gig Ryan -Philip SalomAndrew SantJohn A. ScottMargaret ScottW. N. ScottThomas Shapcott – Jemal Sharah – Michael SharkeyCharles Shaw – Dunstan Shaw – Craig SherborneR. A. SimpsonPeter SkrzyneckiKenneth SlessorVivian Smith – Edith Speers – Peter SteeleJames Brunton StephensDouglas StewartHarold StewartBilly Marshall StonekingRandolph Stow – Maurice Strandgard – Jennifer Strauss – Norman Talbot – Andrew TaylorCharles R. ThatcherColin ThieleRichard Tipping – Tjinapirrgarri – John TranterW. J. TurnerDavid Unaipon – Rod Usher – Brian Vrepont (B. A. Trubridge) – Robert Walker – Chris Wallace-CrabbeFrancis Webb – Richard Whately – B. R. Whiting – Lauren Williams – Amy WittingWolaroi people – Wonguri-Mandjigai people – Sam Woolagoodjah – Judith WrightFay Zwicky

Publishing history

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Oxford Book of Australian Verse . Austlit. 17 June 2023.