Les MurrayAustralian poet and gentleman farmer Les Murray published nearly 30 volumes of poetry, two verse novels, as well as collections of his essays & a memoir; his work won many awards, including the T. S. Eliot Prize (1996). His books include The Vernaculr Republic, Translations from the Natural World, Subhuman Redneck Poems, Fredy Neptune (a verse novel), & Killing the Black Dog (memoir). One of the earliest Gobshite Quarterly contributors, he passed away in 2019, & will be sorely missed. Read More Read Less