Leslie Allan Murray (born 17 October 1938) is an Australian poet and critic. He was born in Nabiac on the North Coast of New South Wales, and continues to live in the nearby town of Bunyah. Murray attended primary and early high school in Nabiac, then attended Taree High School. In 1957 he commenced study at the University of Sydney, reading modern languages, and during this period became a professional translator. While at university he also became a Roman Catholic. He served in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve. In 1969 he took up writing full-time, after spending some time travelling and completing his degree course. Murray has edited the magazine Poetry Australia, and currently serves as literary editor of Quadrant. 1984 - Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry for The People's Other World 1990 - Grace Leven Prize for Poetry for Dog Fox Field 1993 - Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry for Translations from the Natural World 1995 - Petrarch Prize, Germany (Petrarca Preis) 1996 - T. S. Eliot Prize for Subhuman Redneck Poems 1998 - Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry 2001 - shortlisted for the International Griffin Poetry Prize for Learning Human 2002 - shortlisted for the International Griffin Poetry Prize for Conscious & Verbal 2005 - Premio Mondello, Italy for Fredy Neptune
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