Talk:Les Murray (poet)

Deletion of articles
Jasonedwardclapham - on my talk page you left the following message:

""Just to let you know that I removed the links to the Guardian and New Yorker articles on the Les Murray page (27 Aug 2007), because Les Murray asked my to do so (I edited as 86.158.130.97). He sees them as overtly political and potentially damaging. I have inserted two new links which give a more neutral overview of the poet; more detailed accounts can be had from his homepage, LesMurray.org. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jasonedwardclapham (talk • contribs) 09:01, 1 September 2007 (UTC)"

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I will not reverse your edit, but just add this comment saying why I don't agree with this censorship. On Les Murray's Homepage there will aways be the Les Murray version of his history in which the author can edit, emphasise and present information in a way that suits his purposes. The article deleted I found interesting as it added additional contextual information and it gave me an alternate viewpoint. I recognise that the removed article has it's own slant, gave edited facts and placed emphasis on certain areas of Les Murray's history ignoring others - you call this political emphasis, I disagree. My understanding of the world comes from - my acutal knowledge of the world (i.e. my own tiny window where I interact with it), information I read and have read over a long time and what I remember of that, and my ethical and moral framework. You should trust people more - I do not read Les Murray's view and discount all other, nor do I read the other article and ignore Les Murray's account. Having more information is not a bad thing. Stellar 23:08, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Copyright problem
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Works: private edition: feminisation erotic fiction
I heard LM on the radio years ago. He spoke briefly of a story he had be commissioned to write around erotic feminisation. It was to be or had beenpublished as a private edition. Should this, if the details are found and it's private edition nature confirmed, be added to the Works section? 49.181.18.221 (talk) 07:19, 6 June 2015 (UTC)
 * No, that's Les Murray from SBS.--Jack Upland (talk) 09:23, 29 April 2019 (UTC)

Politics
Murray's politics is a bit obscured.--Jack Upland (talk) 20:24, 29 April 2019 (UTC)

Push household
He "lived briefly at a Sydney Push household at Milsons Point". So what?--Jack Upland (talk) 08:56, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

Was Murray on the 1997 list of National Living Treasures?
I've edited the article to show that Murray was on the 1997 list of National Living Treasures organised by the National Trust, NSW branch. However I concede that the citation to https://www.mamamia.com.au/national-living-treasures/ shows only that Murray was on the list in 2004. I could not find the 1997 list. Because it was by a popular vote, I have some doubts Murray was on the 1997 list; let's face it, poetry is not particularly popular in Australia compared with sport, politics, and other forms of entertainment. If Murray were not on the 1997 list, he must have been added by the Trust in 2004. In the meantime, I have given 1997 as the year to replace the mysterious, awkward, original words "1997, 2004 or 2012". (2012 is out in any case.) Please help establish the year of Murray's membership of the list.Robert P. O&#39;Shea (talk) 05:06, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

Website in article
The website in the author blog, lesmurray.org, doesn't seem to be this Les Murray? Sterry2607 (talk) 10:42, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * The blog's owner calls himself Lester Murray and is much younger than the late great poet. Bjenks (talk) 15:57, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

First Source
The link to the first source, https://www.johntranter.com/reviewer/1977-murray.shtml, goes to a 404 page. Maybe the link is deprecated? Oasis-j (talk) 00:47, 22 April 2024 (UTC)