Electronic Precinct - July 1999

People's Poet

A recent visitor to Liverpool was the distinguished Australian poet Les Murray, who gave a public reading at the Everyman Theatre to a packed audience. The event was sponsored by the English Department and is part of the long standing association between the poet and the department. In England to r eceive the Queen's Medal for Poetry, Les was introduced by Jane Davis, one of the editors of 'The Reader', the literary magazine which has published his poetry. As well as signing his books for members of the audience, the poet spent some time answering questions about his life and work.

The current edition of The Reader features Adam Nicholson writing about a Klee drawing, and poetry by Less Murray, Dan Jacobson and Susan Wicks. The Reader is on sale in Blackwells for £1.50. Email reader@liv.ac.uk.