Geoffrey Lehmann was born in Sydney in 1940. Aged sixteen, he began an Arts/Law course at the University of Sydney, where he co-edited literary magazines with poet Les Murray, with whom he co-published his first book of poetry, The Ilex Tree. He was the first Australian poet to be published by Faber & Faber; his collection Spring Forest was shortlisted...
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