Leeward : a memoir, Geoffrey Lehmann

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Summary: In this lyrical and honest memoir, Geoffrey Lehmann tells the story of his life as a poet, tax lawyer, member of the Sydney Push, single father to three small children and finally, a happily married man who returns to poetry writing. Tracing the contours of his family history, and the contours of a particular slice of Sydney, his life and work crosses with some of the leading cultural figures of the twentieth century - Les Murray, Judith Wright, Christopher Brennan, Clive James - and beyond

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Summary: In this lyrical and honest memoir, Geoffrey Lehmann tells the story of his life as a poet, tax lawyer, member of the Sydney Push, single father to three small children and finally, a happily married man who returns to poetry writing. Tracing the contours of his family history, and the contours of a particular slice of Sydney, his life and work crosses with some of the leading cultural figures of the twentieth century - Les Murray, Judith Wright, Christopher Brennan, Clive James - and beyond

Summary: This is a lyrical and honest memoir of a poet's life in Sydney. From Lavender Bay to Lindfield, Geoff Lehmann tells the story of his life as a poet, tax lawyer, member of the Sydney Push, single father to three small children and finally, a happily married man who returns to poetry writing and translation. His life and work crosses with some of the leading cultural figures of the twentieth century and beyond - Les Murray, Judith Wright, Christopher Brennan, Clive James. He traces the contours of his own life and his family history, and the contours of particular slice of Sydney.