The poet Les Murray died at the age of 80. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Australian poet, author, editor, and literary critic known for Subhuman Redneck Poems, The People’s Other World, Dog Fox Field, and other works. His numerous literary awards include the T.S. Eliot Prize and the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry.
His mother died after suffering a miscarriage. This traumatic event occurred when Murray was twelve years old and greatly influenced his development as a poet.