So far, there is little research on Les Murray in China. That＇ s why we know little about him. Les Murray, who is famous for his creation of conventional poetry, is a poet in Australia. Tbe Ilex Tree is his first collected poetry cooperated with Geoffrey Lehmann. The poetry won the Grace Leven Prize in Australia in 1965. His road to the creation of the poetry can be traced back to his days in Sydney University. Based on this, the essay analyses Murray＇ s experiences from the unknown to the poetic intelligence and explores the background of his university＇ s background and configuration of his poetic characteristics so that it can show us the significance of the creation of The Ilex Tree.