The Boys Who Stole the Funeral
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"The Boys Who Stole the Funeral" is a sequence of 140 sonnets by Australian poet Les Murray. The poem tells the story of two boys who secretly remove a man's body from a Sydney funeral home to bury him in his native Outback. Murray's poetry often captures the Australian landscape, both rural and urban, and explores its mythic elements. He aimed to celebrate a blend of Aboriginal, rural, and urban cultures in his work. "The Boys Who Stole the Funeral" is noted for its narrative and its exploration of Australian identity and traditions.1
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