New Oxford Book of Australian Verse

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.

New Oxford Book of Australian Verse
3rd edition cover
AuthorLes Murray (editor)
Cover artistJoseph Jurra Tjapaltjarri
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPoetry anthology
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication date
1986
Media typePrint
Pages438
ISBN978-0-19-553994-3
OCLC36556974
821.008/0994 21
LC ClassPR9615.25 .N49 1996

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 AdamsonAllen AftermanAlan AlexanderMarion AlexopoulosRichard James AllenEthel AndersonJoan Aronsten – Dorothy Auchterlonie – Awabakal people – Lex BanningBruce BeaverJudith BeveridgeJohn BlightBarcroft BoakeFrancis BrabazonE. J. Brady – J. J. Bray – Christopher BrennanJohn Le Gay BreretonDoris BrettR. F. BrissendenVincent BuckleyAda CambridgeDavid CampbellGary CatalanoMarcus Clarke – Hal Colebatch – Laurence CollinsonJennifer ComptonWilliam W. CoxonJulian CroftAlison CroggonHarry CumminsVictor DaleyJack DavisR. R. DavidsonArthur DaviesBruce DaweC. J. DennisJames DevaneyRosemary DobsonMichael DransfieldJohn Dunmore LangMax DunnGeoffrey DuttonWill DysonTed EganLouis EssonSteve EvansDiane FaheyBarron FieldMary FinninRobert D. FitzGeraldConal FitzpatrickJohn FoulcherJohn ForbesDavid FosterMary Eliza Fullerton ('E') – Katherine GallagherSilvana GardnerLeon GellertBarbara GilesMary GilmorePeter GoldsworthyW. T. GoodgeAlan GouldPaul L. GranoJamie GrantRobert GrayGumaitj peopleRobin GurrRodney HallPhilip HammialSusan HamptonLyn HardLesbia Harford – W. E. Harney – Charles HarpurMax HarrisJ. S. HarryKevin Hart – P. J. Hartigan (John O'Brien) – William Hart-SmithGwen HarwoodDennis HaskellNicholas HasluckCharles W. HaywardKristen HenryGraeme HetheringtonPaul HetheringtonDorothy HewettA. D. HopeRobert HarrisPhilip HodginsHarry HootonBarry HumphriesRex IngamellsClive JamesKate JenningsMartin JohnstonEvan JonesKamilaroi peopleNancy KeesingHenry KendallJohn KinsellaAndy KissanePeter Kocan – C. J. Koch – Grandfather KooriMartin LangfordEve LangleyAndrew LansdownLouis LavaterAnthony LawrenceHenry LawsonJoyce LeeGeoffrey LehmannFrancis Letters – Jack Lindsay – Kate LlewellynRobert LoweFrederick MacartneyJames McAuleyHugh McCraeRonald McCuaig – Nan McDonald – Roger McDonaldJack McGuireGordon Mackay-WarnaDorothea MackellarKenneth MackenzieRhyll McMaster – Francis MacNamara (Frank the Poet) – David McNicollJennifer MaidenDavid MaloufJohn ManifoldFrederic ManningDavid Martin (Ludwig Detsinyi) – Philip MartinRay Mathew – Furnley Maurice (Frank Wilmot) – Harley MatthewsPhilip Mead – Louisa Meredith – MiidhuSam MitchellE. G. MollLinda MolonyRod MoranIan MudieLes Murray – E. G. Murphy ('Dryblower') – T. H. NaisbySmiler NarautjarriNarranyeri people – John Shaw Neilson – Oodgeroo NoonuccalNunggubuyu peopleMark O'ConnorBernard O'DowdE. J. OverburyJan OwenGeoff PageVance PalmerPambarduCharmaine Papertalk-Green – A. B. ('Banjo') Paterson – Grace PerryJ. A. PhelpJohn PhilipHal PorterPeter PorterCraig PowellPudjipanguJennifer RankinVicki RaymondAlan RiddellElizabeth RiddellNigel RobertsRoland RobinsonJudith RodriguezEric RollsDavid RowbothamJohn RowlandGig Ryan -Philip SalomAndrew SantJohn A. ScottMargaret Scott – W. N. Scott – Thomas Shapcott – Jemal SharahMichael SharkeyCharles ShawDunstan ShawCraig SherborneR. A. SimpsonPeter SkrzyneckiKenneth SlessorVivian SmithEdith SpeersPeter SteeleJames Brunton StephensDouglas StewartHarold StewartBilly Marshall StonekingRandolph StowMaurice StrandgardJennifer StraussNorman TalbotAndrew Taylor – Charles R. Thatcher – Colin ThieleRichard TippingTjinapirrgarriJohn Tranter – W. J. Turner – David UnaiponRod UsherBrian Vrepont (B. A. Trubridge) – Robert WalkerChris Wallace-CrabbeFrancis WebbRichard WhatelyB. R. WhitingLauren WilliamsAmy WittingWolaroi peopleWonguri-Mandjigai peopleSam WoolagoodjahJudith WrightFay Zwicky

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References

  • The New Oxford Book of Australian Verse (OUP, 1996) ISBN 0-19-553994-X
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