List of Australian poets

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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Contents

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

A

Adam Aitken

• J. H. M. Abbott (1874 – 1953)
• Arthur Henry Adams (1872 – 1936) originally from New Zealand
• Robert Adamson (1943 – 2022)
• Adam Aitken (born 1960)
• Jordie Albiston (1961 – 2022)
• Kaye Aldenhoven (living)
• Elizabeth Allen (born 1977)
• James Alexander Allan (1889 – 1956)
• Leslie Holdsworth Allen (1879 – 1964)
• Richard James Allen (born 1960)
• Ivy Alvarez (living) born in Philippines, now in New Zealand
• Richard Appleton (1932 – 2005)
• Ethel Anderson (1883 – 1958)
• Evelyn Araluen (living)
• Robyn Archer (born 1948)
• Timoshenko Aslanides (1943 – 2020)
• Tilly Aston (1873 – 1947)
• Cassandra Atherton (living)
• Rupert Atkinson (1881 – 1961)
• Dorothy Auchterlonie (1915 – 1991)

B

• Peter Bakowski (born 1954)
• Gina Ballantyne (1919–1973)
• Lex Banning (1921 – 1965)
• Stuart Barnes (born 1977)
• Arthur Bayldon (1865 – 1958)
• William Baylebridge (1883 – 1942)
• Eric Beach (born 1947)
• Bruce Beaver (1928 – 2004)
• Ruth Bedford (1882–1963) dramatist and children's poetry
• Jack Bedson (born 1950) poet and children's writer
• Lisa Bellear (1961 – 2006)
• Judith Beveridge (born 1956)
• Dora Birtles (1903–1992)
• Leigh Blackmore (born 1959)
• Peter Bladen (born 1922–2001)
• John Blight (1913 – 1995)
• Barcroft Boake (1866 – 1892)
• Merlinda Bobis (born 1959)
• Ken Bolton (born 1949)
• Henry Ernest Boote (1865 – 1949) trade union activist and journalist
• Jenny Boult (aka MML Bliss) (1951 – 2005)
• John Philip Bourke (1860 – 1914)
• Peter Boyle (born 1951)
• Francis Brabazon (1907 – 1984)
• James Bradley (born 1967)
• E. J. Brady (1869 – 1952)
• Bertha Southey Brammall (1878 – 1957)
• John Jefferson Bray (1912 – 1995)
• Christopher Brennan (1870 – 1932)
• Michael Brennan (born 1973)
• John Le Gay Brereton (1871 – 1933)
• Lily Brett (born 1946)
• David Brooks (born 1953)
• Pam Brown (born 1948)
• Mary Grant Bruce (1878 – 1958)
• Vincent Buckley (1925 – 1988)
• Charles Buckmaster (1950 – 1972)
• Andrew Burke (1944 – 2023)
• Joanne Burns (born 1945)

C

C. J. Dennis

• Caroline Caddy (born 1944)
• Adrian Caesar (born 1955)
• Ada Cambridge (1844 – 1926)
• David Campbell (1915 – 1979)
• Elizabeth Campbell (born 1980)
• Raffaello Carboni (1817 – 1875)
• A.J. Carruthers (born 1987)
• Lee Cataldi (born 1942)
• Nancy Cato (1917 – 2000)
• James Charlton (born 1947)
• Eileen Chong (born 1980)
• Hubert Newman Wigmore Church (1857 – 1932)
• Ross Clark (born 1953)
• Marcus Clarke (1846 – 1881), better known as a novelist
• Justin Clemens (born 1969)
• Ali Cobby Eckermann (born 1963)
• Robbie Coburn (born 1994)
• Hal Colebatch (born 1945 – 2019)
• Aidan Coleman (born 1976)
• Laurence Collinson (1925 – 1986)
• Anna Couani (born 1948)
• Robert Crawford (1868 – 1930)
• Louise Crisp (born 1957)
• Julian Croft (born 1941)
• Alison Croggon (born 1962)
• M. T. C. Cronin (born 1963)
• Zora Cross (1890 – 1964)
• Margaret Curran (1887 – 1962)
• James Cuthbertson (1851 – 1910)
• Lidija Cvetkovic (born 1967)

D

Joe Dolce

• Victor Daley (1858 – 1905)
• Beatrice Davis (1909 – 1992)
• Jack Davis (1917 – 2000)
• Norma L. Davis (1905 – 1945)
• Bruce Dawe (1930– 2020)
• Sarah Day (born 1958)
• Dulcie Deamer (1890 – 1972)
• Joel Deane (born 1969)
• C. J. Dennis (1876 – 1938) The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke
• Enid Derham (1882 – 1941)
• James Devaney (1890 – 1976)
• B. R. Dionysius (born 1969)
• Rosemary Dobson (born 1920 – 2012)
• Joe Dolce (born 1947)
• Lucy Dougan (born 1966)
• Michael Dransfield (1948 – 1973)
• Michael Dugan (1947–2006) also children's writer and poetry editor of Overland
• Laurie Duggan (born 1949)
• Jas H Duke (1939 – 1992)
• Tug Dumbly (living)
• Max Dunn (1895 – 1963)
• Geoffrey Dutton (1922 – 1998)
• Edward Dyson (1865 – 1931)

E

• Alice Eather (1988/89–2017)
• Stephen Edgar (born 1951)
• Anne Elder (1918 – 1976)
• George Essex Evans (1863 – 1909)
• John K. Ewers (1904 – 1978)

F

• Diane Fahey (born 1945)
• John Farrell (1851 – 1904)
• Michael Farrell (born 1965)
• R. D. Fitzgerald (1902 – 1987)
• Roderick Flanagan (1828 – 1862)
• Lionel Fogarty (born 1958)
• Mary Hannay Foott (1846 – 1918)
• John Forbes (1950 – 1998)
• Mabel Forrest (1872 – 1935)
• William Forster (1818 – 1882)
• John Foulcher (born 1952)
• Len Fox (1905 – 2004)
• Benjamin Frater (1979–2007)
• Brentley Frazer (born 1972)
• Mary Eliza Fullerton (1868 – 1946)

G

Mary Gilmore

• William Gay (1865 – 1897)
• Leon Gellert (1892 – 1977)
• G. H. Gibson ('Ironbark') (1846 – 1921)
• Kevin Gilbert (1933 – 1993)
• Mary Gilmore (1865 – 1962)
• Peter Goldsworthy (born 1951)
• W. T. Goodge (1862 – 1909)
• Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833 – 1870)
• Alan Gould (born 1949)
• Paul Grano (1894 – 1975)
• Richard Harry Graves (1898 – 1971)
• Robert Gray (born 1945)
• Charmaine Papertalk Green (born 1962)
• H. M. Green (1881 – 1962)
• Gavin Greenlees (1930 – 1983)
• Jeff Guess (born 1948)

H

• Rodney Hall (born 1935)
• Philip Hammial (born 1937)
• Susan Hampton (born 1949)
• Lesbia Harford (1891 – 1927)
• Charles Harpur (1813 – 1868)
• Edward Harrington (1895 – 1966), Bush ballads
• Max Harris (1921 – 1995)
• Robert Harris (1951 – 1993)
• Jennifer Harrison (born 1955)
• Martin Harrison (1949 – 2014)
• Les Harrop (born 1948)
• J. S. Harry (1939 – 2015)
• Kevin Hart (born 1954)
• Patrick Joseph Hartigan (1879 – 1952)
• William Hart-Smith (1911 – 1990)
• Gwen Harwood (1920 – 1995)
• Nicholas Hasluck (born 1942)
• Libby Hathorn (born 1943 in poetry)
• James Hebblethwaite (1857 – 1921)
• Anita Heiss (born 1968)
• Jill Hellyer (1925–2012), founding member of the Australian Society of Authors
• Kris Hemensley (born 1946)
• Thomas William Heney (1862 – 1928)
• Steven Herrick (born 1958)
• Paul Hetherington (born 1958)
• Dorothy Hewett (1923 – 2002)
• Charles Higham (1931 – 2012)
• Fiona Hile (living)
• Barry Hill (born 1943)
• Richard Hillman (born 1964)
• Philip Hodgins (1969 – 1995)
• Sarah Holland-Batt (born 1982)
• Harry Hooton (1908 – 1961)
• A. D. Hope (1907–2000)
• Robert Guy Howarth (1906 – 1974) ^[1]
• George Howe (1769 – 1821)
• Ada Verdun Howell (1902 – 1981)
• Frieda Hughes (born 1960)
• Coral Hull (born 1965)
• Barry Humphries (born 1934 –2023)
• Douglas Smith Huyghue (1816 – 1891)

I–J

• Rex Ingamells (1913 – 1955)
• Eric Irvin (1908 – 1992)
• Clive James (1939–2019)
• Melinda Jane (The Poet Mj) (born 1973)
• Alan Jefferies (born 1957)
• Graham Jenkin (born 1938)
• John Jenkins (born 1949)
• Kate Jennings (1948 – 2021)
• Sydney Jephcott (1864 – 1951)
• Martin Johnston (1947– 1990)
• Evan Jones (1931–2022)
• Jill Jones (born 1951)
• John Joseph Jones (1930 – 2000)
• Danilo Jovanovitch (1919–2015)
• Rae Desmond Jones (1941 – 2017)

K

Henry Kendall

• Jayne Fenton Keane (living)
• Nancy Keesing (1923 – 1993)
• Antigone Kefala (born 1935–2022)
• Christopher Kelen (born 1958)
• S. K. Kelen (born 1956)
• Anne Kellas (born 1951)
• Nora Kelly (born early 20th c.)
• Henry Kendall (1839 – 1882)
• Francis Kenna (1865 – 1932)
• Cate Kennedy (born 1963)
• Jean Kent (born 1951)
• John Kinsella (born 1963)
• John Knight (1834–1901) ^[2]
• Peter Kocan (born 1947)
• komninos (aka Komninos Zervos) (born 1950)
• Rudi Krausmann (1933 – 2019)

L

Henry Lawson

• Mike Ladd (born 1959)
• David Lake (1929 – 2016)
• Eve Langley (1908 – 1974)
• Anthony Lawrence (born 1957)
• Henry Lawson (1867 – 1922)
• Louisa Lawson (1848 – 1920)
• Bronwyn Lea (born 1969)
• Lesley Lebkowicz (born 1946)
• Geoffrey Lehmann (born 1940)
• John Leonard (born 1965)
• Emma Lew (1962)
• Bella Li (born 1983)
• Kate Lilley (born 1960)
• Jack Lindsay (1900 – 1990)
• Jessie Litchfield (1883 – 1956)
• Tatjana Lukić (1959 – 2008)
• Arthur Alfred Lynch (1861 – 1934)

M

Dorothea Mackellar

Les Murray

• Frederick T. Macartney (1887–1980)
• James McAuley (1917–1976)
• Ian McBryde (born 1953)
• George Gordon McCrae (1833–1927)
• David McCooey (born 1967)
• Hugh McCrae (1876–1958)
• Ronald McCuaig (1908–1993)
• Nan McDonald (1921–1974)
• Roger McDonald (born 1941)
• Ella McFadyen (1887–1976)
• Greg McLaren (born 1967)
• Dorothea Mackellar (1885–1968)
• Louise Mack (1870–1935)
• Seaforth Mackenzie (1913–1955)
• Rhyll McMaster (born 1947)
• Mollie McNutt (1885–1922) ^[3]
• Jennifer Maiden (born 1949)
• Ern Malley (hoax poet created 1943)
• David Malouf (born 1934)
• John Manifold (1915–1985)
• Leonard Mann (1895–1981)
• Emily Manning (1845–1890)
• Frederic Manning (1882–1935)
• Chris Mansell (born 1953)

David Malouf

• Billy Marshall Stoneking (1947–2016)
• David Martin (1915–1997)
• Philip Martin (1931–2005)
• John Mateer (born 1971)
• Ray Mathew (1929–2002)
• Furnley Maurice (1881–1942)
• Louisa Anne Meredith (1812–1895)
• James Lionel Michael (1824–1868)
• John Millett (poet) (1921–2019)
• Sudesh Mishra (living), born in Fiji
• Paul Mitchell (born 1968)
• T. Inglis Moore (1901–1978)
• Mal Morgan (1935–1999)
• Frank Morton (1869–1923)
• Ian Mudie (1911–1976)
• Mudrooroo (1938–2019)
• Edwin Greenslade Murphy (1866–1939)
• Les Murray (1938–2019)
• David Musgrave (born 1965)

N

John Shaw Neilson

• Sydney Elliott Napier (1870–1940) poet and writer
• John Shaw Neilson (1872 – 1942)
• Philip Neilsen (born 1949) poet and children's author
• Hume Nisbet (1849–1923) Scottish-Australian author and artist
• Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) (1920 – 1993) Indigenous Australian poet and human rights activist

O

• Mark O'Connor (born 1945) poet and environmental activist
• Bernard O'Dowd (1866 – 1953)
• Ernest O'Ferrall (1881 – 1925) "Kodak"
• Will H. Ogilvie (1869 – 1963) Scots-Australian bush poet
• John Bernard O'Hara (1862 – 1927)
• Pixie O'Harris (1903–1991)
• Dowell O'Reilly (1865 – 1923)
• Ouyang Yu (born 1955) Chinese Australian
• Jan Owen (born 1940)

P

Banjo Paterson

• Geoff Page (born 1940)
• Nettie Palmer (1885 – 1964)
• Vance Palmer (1885 – 1959)
• Aristides Paradissis (1923 – 2006)
• Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson (1864 – 1941) "Waltzing Matilda"
• Olive Pell (1903 – 2002)
• Grace Perry (1927 – 1987)
• Pi O (П O) (born 1951)
• Marie E. J. Pitt (1869 – 1948)
• Marjorie Pizer (1920–2016)
• Marcella Polain (born 1958)
• Dorothy Porter (1954 – 2008)
• Hal Porter (1911 – 1984)
• Peter Porter (1929–2010)
• Craig Powell (born 1940)
• Ron Pretty (1940–2023)

Q–R

• Roderic Quinn (1867 – 1949)
• Jennifer Rankin (1941 – 1979)
• Kerry Reed-Gilbert (1956 – 2019)
• Robert Richardson (1855 – 1901)
• Elizabeth Riddell (1910 – 1998)
• Roland Robinson (1912 – 1992)
• Judith Rodriguez (1936–2018)
• Peter Rose (born 1955)
• David Rowbotham (1924–2010)
• Noel Rowe (1951–2007)
• Graham Rowlands (born 1947)
• Brendan Ryan (born 1963)
• Gig Ryan (born 1956)
• Tracy Ryan (born 1964)

Sandra Renew (writer, poet) born 1949

S

• Philip Salom (born 1950)
• Clive Sansom (1910 – 1981)
• Andrew Sant (born 1950)
• Jen Saunders (born 1962)
• Dipti Saravanamuttu (born 1960)
• Jaya Savige (born 1978)
• Bel Schenk (born 1975)
• John A. Scott (born 1948)
• Margaret Scott (1934 – 2005)
• Thomas W. Shapcott (born 1935)
• Sanu Sharma
• Michael Sharkey (born 1946)
• R. A. Simpson (1929–2002)
• Tim Sinclair (born 1972)
• Peter Skrzynecki (born 1945)
• Kenneth Slessor (1901 – 1971)
• Vivian Smith (born 1933)
• Edward Sorenson (1869 – 1939)
• Thomas E. Spencer (1845 – 1910)
• Nicolette Stasko (born 1950)
• Peter Steele (1939 – 2012)
• Brunton Stephens (1835 – 1902)
• Amanda Stewart (born 1959)
• Douglas Stewart (1913 – 1985)
• Harold Stewart (1916 – 1995)
• Randolph Stow (1935 – 2010)
• Jennifer Strauss (born 1933)
• Roberta "Bobbi" Sykes (1944 – 2010)

T

• Maria Takolander (born 1973)
• Andrew Taylor (born 1940)
• Colin Thiele (1920 – 2006)
• Tim Thorne (1944–2021)
• Michael Thwaites (1915 – 2005)
• Richard Tipping (born 1949)
• Charles Tompson (1806–1883)
• John Tranter (1943–2023)
• Mark Tredinnick (born 1962)
• Dimitris Tsaloumas (1921–2016)
• Tug Dumbly (born 1965)

V

Lin Van Hek

• Valentine Vallis (1916 – 2009)
• Ellen van Neerven (born 1990)
• Vicki Viidikas (1948 – 1998)
• Lin Van Hek (born 1944)
• Brian Vrepont (1882 – 1955)

W

• Chris Wallace-Crabbe (born 1934)
• Rob Walker (born 1953)
• Ania Walwicz (1951–2020)
• Maureen Watson (1931 – 2009)
• Samuel Wagan Watson (born 1972)
• Alan Wearne (born 1948)
• Francis Webb (1925 – 1973)
• William Wentworth (1790 – 1872)
• Herb Wharton (born 1936)
• Les Wicks (born 1955)
• Dora Wilcox (1873–1953)
• Donna Williams (born 1963 – 2017)
• Frank S. Williamson (1865 – 1936)
• Edwin Wilson (born 1942)
• Liz Winfield (born 1964)
• David McKee Wright (1869 – 1928)
• Judith Wright (1915 – 2000)

Y–Z

• Morgan Yasbincek (born 1964)
• Ellen Young (1810–1872)
• Komninos Zervos (born 1950)
• Fay Zwicky (1933 – 2017)

See also

• Poetry portal

• Poetry
• List of poets
• List of English language poets
• Australian literature
• Poets Union

References

1. Stuart Lee (1996). "Howarth, Robert Guy (1906–1974)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN   1833-7538 . Retrieved 7 March 2018.
2. "Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser". No. 8, 979. 24 August 1901. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
3. Jane Lally (2021). Australian Song-bird: Mollie McNutt, Poetry and Prose. ISBN   9780645059076.