List of Australian poets

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The poets listed below were either citizens or residents of Australia and published the bulk of their poetry whilst living there.

Contents 1 A-B 2 C-D 3 E-G 4 H-I 5 J-L 6 M 7 N-R 8 S-V 9 W-Z 10 See also 11 Other References 12 External links

[edit] A-B

• Arthur Henry Adams (1872-1936)
• Robert Adamson (born 1944)
• Adam Aitken
• Jordie Albiston (born 1961)
• Kaye Aldenhoven
• James Alexander Allan (1889-1956)
• Leslie Holdsworthy Allen (1879-1964)
• Richard James Allen (born 1960)
• Ethel Anderson (1883-1958)
• Timoshenko Aslanides (born 1943)
• Thea Astley (1925-2004)
• Tilly Aston (1873-1947)
• Dorothy Auchterlonie (1915-1991)
• Albert Gordon Austin (1918-1990)

• Nicholas Baistow (born 1989)
• Peter Bakowski (born 1954)
• Lex Banning (1921-1965)
• Ken Barratt (born 1906)
• Ramona Barry (born 1972)
• Arthur Bayldon (1865-1958)
• William Baylebridge (1883-1942)
• Eric Beach
• Bruce Beaver (1928-2004)
• Lisa Bellear (1961-2006)
• Anthony J. Bennett
• Judith Beveridge (born 1965)
• Maurice Biggs (born 1915)
• Peter Bladen (born 1922)
• John Blight (1913-1995)
• MML Bliss (aka Jenny Boult)
• Barcroft Boake (1866-1892)
• Merlinda Bobis
• Ken Bolton (born 1949)
• Jenny Boult (aka MML Bliss)
• John Philip Bourke (1860–1914)
• The Bracket Creeps (aka Jimmy Andrews, Daniel East, Patrick Lenton & Lachlan Williams)
• James Bradley (born 1967)
• E. J. Brady (1869-1952)
• John Jefferson Bray (1912-1995)
• Christopher Brennan (1870-1932)
• Michael Brennan (born 1973?)
• John Le Gay Brereton (1871-1933)
• Lily Brett (born 1948)
• David Brooks (born 1953)
• Pam Brown (born 1948)
• Vincent Buckley (1925-1988)
• Charles Buckmaster
• Joanne Burns

[edit] C-D

• Caroline Caddy (born 1944)
• Ada Cambridge (1844-1926)
• David Campbell (1915-1979)
• Kieran Carroll
• Lee Cataldi
• Nancy Cato (1917-2000)
• Hubert Newman Wigmore Church (1857–1932)
• Robert Clark (born 1911)
• Justin Clemens
• Laurence Collinson (born 1925)
• Anna Couani (born 1948)
• Alexander Craig (born 1923)
• Robert Crawford (1868–1930)
• Louise Crisp (born 1957)
• Alison Croggan (born 1962)
• M. T. C. Cronin (born 1963)
• Zora Cross (1890-1964)
• James Cuthbertson (1851-1910)
• Lidija Cvetkovic

• Victor Daley (1858-1905)
• Kathleen Dalziel (1881-)
• Jack Davis (1917-2000)
• Norma L. Davis (1905-1945)
• Bruce Dawe (born 1930)
• Sarah Day
• Dulcie Deamer (1890-)
• Joel Deane
• C. J. Dennis (1876-1938)
• Enid Derham (1882-1941)
• James Devaney (1890-1976)
• Barry Dickins
• Rosemary Dobson (born 1920)
• Michael Dransfield (1948-1973)
• Laurie Duggan (born 1949)
• Jas H Duke (1939-1992)
• Max Dunn (1895-)
• Mary Durack (1913-1994)
• Geoffrey Dutton (1922-1998)
• Edward Dyson (1865-1931)

[edit] E-G

• Chris Edwards (born 1955)
• Louis Esson (1879-1943)
• G. Essex Evans (1863-1909)

• Diane Fahey (born 1945)
• W. S. Fairbridge (1918-1950)
• Michael Farrell (born 1965)
• Mary Finnin
• R. D. Fitzgerald (1902-1987)
• Lionel Fogarty (born 1958)
• Mary Hannay Foott (1846-1918)
• John Forbes (1950-1998)
• William Forster (1818-1882)
• Forrester Roy (born 1940)
• Brentley Frazer (born 1972)
• Mary Eliza Fullerton (1868-1946)

• William Gay (1865-1897)
• Edwin Gerard (born 1891)
• Jane Gibian (born 1972)
• G. H. Gibson (1846-1921)
• Kevin Gilbert (1933-1993)
• Mary Gilmore (1865-1962)
• Peter Goldsworthy (born 1951)
• William T. Goodge (1862-1909)
• Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833-1870)
• J. W. Gordon (1874-1949)
• Alan Gould (born 1949)
• Paul Grano (1894-1975)
• Jamie Grant (born 1949)
• Robert Gray (born 1945)
• H. M. Green (1881-1962)
• Judith Green (born 1936)

[edit] H-I

• Rodney Hall (born 1935)
• Philip Hammial (born 1937)
• Susan Hampton (born 1949)
• Lesbia Harford (1891-1927)
• W. E. Harney (1895-1963)
• Charles Harpur (1813-1868)
• Edward Harrington (1896-)
• Max Harris (1921-1995)
• Robert Harris (1951-1993)
• Jennifer Harrison
• Martin Harrison
• J. S. Harry (born 1939)
• Kevin Hart (born 1954)
• P. J. Hartigan (1879-1952)
• William Hart-Smith (1911-1990)
• Gwen Harwood (1920-1995)
• Kris Hemensley (born 1946)
• Dorothy Hewett (1923-2002)
• Charles Higham (born 1931)
• Richard Hillman (born 1964)
• Philip Hodgins (1969-1995)
• Harry Hooton (1908-1961)
• Ada Verdun Howell (1902-1981)
• A. D. Hope (1907-2000)
• Peter Hopegood (1891-1967)
• Flexmore Hudson (1913-1988)
• Frieda Hughes (born 1960)
• Barry Humphries (born 1934)
• Coral Hull (born 1965)

• Rex Ingamells (1913-1955)
• Eric Irvin (born 1908)
• Margaret Irvin (born 1916)

[edit] J-L

• Clive James (born 1939)
• Alan Jefferies (born 1957)
• John Jenkins (born 1949)
• Sydney Jephcott (1864-1951)
• Martin Johnston (1947-1990)
• Evan Jones (born 1931)
• Jill Jones
• Rae Desmond Jones (born 1941)

• Jayne Fenton Keane
• Nancy Keesing (1923-1993)
• Antigone Kefala (born 1935)
• Christopher Kelen
• S. K. Kelen (born 1956)
• Anne Kellas (born 1951)
• Henry Kendall (1839-1882)
• John Kinsella (born 1963)
• Peter Kocan (born 1947)
• komninos (aka Komninos Zervos) (born 1950)

• Eve Langley (1908-1974)
• Louis Lavater (1867-1953)
• Anthony Lawrence (born 1957)
• Henry Lawson (1867-1922)
• Sylvia Lawson (born 1932)
• William Lawson (1876-1957)
• Bronwyn Lea
• John Leonard (born 1965)
• Geoffrey Lehmann (born 1940)
• Emma Lew (born 1962)
• Cassie Lewis (born 1974)
• Kate Lilley (born 1960)
• Jack Lindsay (1900-1990)
• R. H. Long (1874-1948)
• Kerry Loughrey
• Robert Lowe (1811-1892)
• Beryl Llywelyn Lucas
• David Lumsden (born 1964)

[edit] M

• Frederick T. Macartney (1887-1980)
• Noel Macainsh (born 1926)
• James McAuley (1917-1976)
• Ian McBryde
• George Gordon McCrae (1833-1927)
• David McCooey (born 1967)
• Hugh McCrae (1876-1958)
• Ronald McCuaig (born 1908)
• Nan McDonald (1921-1973)
• Roger McDonald (born 1941)
• Greg McLaren (born 1967)
• Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)
• J. A. R. McKellar (1904-1932)
• Kenneth Mackenzie (1913-1955)
• Rhyll McMaster (born 1947)
• Jennifer Maiden (born 1949)
• Ern Malley (hoax poet)
• David Malouf (born 1934)
• John Manifold (1915-1985)
• Mary Manning
• Chris Mansell (born 1953)
• Billy Marshall Stoneking (born 1947)
• David Martin (1915-1997)
• Philip Martin (1931-1995)
• John Mateer (born 1971)
• Ray Mathew (born 1929)
• Harley Matthews (1889-1968)
• Furnley Maurice (1881-1942)
• Don Maynard (born 1937)
• Sudesh Mishra
• Ernest G. Moll (1900-1997)
• T. Inglis Moore (1901-1979)
• Mal Morgan (1935-1999)
• Frank Morton (1869–1923)
• Ian Mudie (1911-1976)
• R. D. Murphy (1910)
• Les Murray (born 1938)

[edit] N-R

• John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942)
• Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) (1920-1993)

• Mark O'Connor (born 1945)
• Bernard O'Dowd (1866-1953) - co-founder of paper Tocsin
• Will H. Ogilvie (1869-1963)
• Dowell O'Reilly (1865-1923)
• Ouyang Yu (born 1955)

• Geoff Page (born 1940)
• Nettie Palmer (1885-1964)
• Vance Palmer (1885-1959)
• Banjo Paterson (1864-1941)
• Adam Pettet (born 1973)
• James Picot (1906-1944)
• Pi O (П O) (born 1951)
• Marie E. J. Pitt (1869-1948)
• Marcella Polain (born 1958)
• Dorothy Porter (born 1954)
• Hal Porter (1911-1984)
• Peter Porter (born 1929)

• Roderic Quinn (1867-1949)

• Jennifer Rankin (1941-1979)
• Vicki Raymond (born 1949)
• Elizabeth Riddell (1910-1998)
• Nigel Roberts (born 1941)
• Roland Robinson (1912-1992)
• Judith Rodriguez (born 1936)
• Eric Rolls (born 1923)
• Zan Ross (born 1951)
• David Rowbotham (born 1924)
• Noel Rowe (born 1951)
• J. R. Rowland (born 1925)
• J.S. Rowland (1911-1978)
• Graham Rowlands (born 1947)
• Gig Ryan (born 1956)
• Tracy Ryan

[edit] S-V

• Kristopher Saknussemm (born 1958)
• Philip Salom (born 1950)
• Jen Saunders
• Dipti Saravanamuttu (born 1960)
• Jaya Savige (born 1978)
• John A. Scott (born 1948)
• Margaret Scott (1934-2005)
• Thomas W. Shapcott (born 1935)
• Jemal Sharah (born 1969)
• Michael Sharkey (born 1946)
• Winifred Shaw (born 1905)
• Andrea Sherwood (born 1962)
• R. A. Simpson (born 1929)
• Robert Simpson (born 1969)
• Alex Skovron (born 1948)
• Peter Skrzynecki (born 1949)
• Kenneth Slessor (1901-1971)
• Peter Smiley (born 1791)
• Vivian Smith (born 1933)
• Charles H. Souter (1864-1944)
• Thomas E. Spencer (1845-1910)
• Nicolette Stasko (born 1950)
• Brunton Stephens (1835-1902)
• Amanda Stewart (born 1959)
• Douglas Stewart (1913-1985)
• Harold Stewart (1916-1995)
• Randolph Stow (born 1935)
• Jennifer Strauss (born 1933)
• Roberta "Bobbi" Sykes (born 1944?)

• Andrew Taylor (born 1940)
• thalia (born 1952)
• Charles R. Thatcher (1831-1882?)
• Sandra Thibodeaux
• Colin Thiele (1920-2006)
• John Thompson (born 1907)
• Tim Thorne (born 1944)
• Michael Thwaites (1915-2005)
• Hugh Tolhurst
• Charles Tompson (1806-1883)
• John Tranter (born 1943)
• Dimitris Tsaloumas (born 1921)

• Val Vallis (born 1916)
• Vicki Viidikas (1948-1998)
• Brian Vrepont (1882-1955)

[edit] W-Z

• Chris Wallace-Crabbe (born 1934)
• Ania Walwicz (born 1951)
• Samuel Wagan Watson (born 1972)
• Alan Wearne (born 1948)
• Francis Webb (1925-1973)
• William Charles Wentworth (1790-1872)
• Deb Westbury
• Herb Wharton
• Les Wicks (born 1955)
• Donna Williams (born 1963)
• Lauren Williams
• Stephen J. Williams
• Liz Winfield (born 1964)
• A. J. Wood (born 1906)
• David McKee Wright (1869-1928)
• Judith Wright (1915-2000)

• Morgan Yasbincek (born 1964)

• Komninos Zervos (born 1950)
• Fay Zwicky (born 1933)

[edit] See also

• Poetry
• List of poets
• List of English language poets
• Australian literature
• Category:Australian poets

[edit] Other References

These two books provide excellent coverage of Australian poets and poetry up to 1996:

• Geoff Page A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Australian Poetry, UQP, 1995.
• William Wilde Australian Poets and Their Works, Oxford, 1996.

[edit] External links

• John Tranter has created an Australian poet resource page which, as of late 2004, has material on some sixty poets.
• Thylazine has a link directory of Australian artists and writers.
• Poetry Resource is an Australian website for students of poetry.