List of Australian poets facts for kids

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Welcome to a special list of amazing Australian poets! These are talented writers who either lived in Australia or published most of their beautiful poems while they were living there. Poetry is a wonderful way to express feelings, tell stories, and share ideas using carefully chosen words and rhythms. Get ready to discover some of the creative voices from Australia's past and present!

A

Adam Aitken

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

B

Peter Bakowski (born in 1954)
Gina Ballantyne (lived from 1919 to 1973)
Lex Banning (lived from 1921 to 1965)
Stuart Barnes (born in 1977)
Arthur Bayldon (lived from 1865 to 1958)
William Baylebridge (lived from 1883 to 1942)
Eric Beach (lived from 1947 to 2024)
Bruce Beaver (lived from 1928 to 2004)
Ruth Bedford (lived from 1882 to 1963)
Jack Bedson (born in 1950)
Lisa Bellear (lived from 1961 to 2006)
Judith Beveridge (born in 1956)
Dora Birtles (lived from 1903 to 1992)
Leigh Blackmore (born in 1959)
Peter Bladen (lived from 1922 to 2001)
John Blight (lived from 1913 to 1995)
Barcroft Boake (lived from 1866 to 1892)
Merlinda Bobis (born in 1959)
Ken Bolton (born in 1949)
Henry Ernest Boote (lived from 1865 to 1949)
Jenny Boult (aka MML Bliss) (lived from 1951 to 2005)
John Philip Bourke (lived from 1860 to 1914)
Peter Boyle (born in 1951)
Francis Brabazon (lived from 1907 to 1984)
James Bradley (born in 1967)
E. J. Brady (lived from 1869 to 1952)
Bertha Southey Brammall (lived from 1878 to 1957)
John Jefferson Bray (lived from 1912 to 1995)
Christopher Brennan (lived from 1870 to 1932)
Michael Brennan (born in 1973)
John Le Gay Brereton (lived from 1871 to 1933)
Lily Brett (born in 1946)
David Brooks (born in 1953)
Pam Brown (born in 1948)
Mary Grant Bruce (lived from 1878 to 1958)
Vincent Buckley (lived from 1925 to 1988)
Charles Buckmaster (lived from 1950 to 1972)
Andrew Burke (lived from 1944 to 2023)
Joanne Burns (born in 1945)

C

C. J. Dennis

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

D

Joe Dolce

Victor Daley (lived from 1858 to 1905)
Beatrice Davis (lived from 1909 to 1992)
Jack Davis (lived from 1917 to 2000)
Norma Davis (lived from 1905 to 1945)
Bruce Dawe (lived from 1930 to 2020)
Sarah Day (born in 1958)
Dulcie Deamer (lived from 1890 to 1972)
Joel Deane (born in 1969)
C. J. Dennis (lived from 1876 to 1938)
Enid Derham (lived from 1882 to 1941)
James Devaney (lived from 1890 to 1976)
B. R. Dionysius (born in 1969)
Rosemary Dobson (lived from 1920 to 2012)
Joe Dolce (born in 1947)
Lucy Dougan (born in 1966)
Michael Dransfield (lived from 1948 to 1973)
Michael Dugan (lived from 1947 to 2006)
Laurie Duggan (born in 1949)
Jas H Duke (lived from 1939 to 1992)
Tug Dumbly (born in 1965)
Max Dunn (lived from 1895 to 1963)
Geoffrey Dutton (lived from 1922 to 1998)
Edward Dyson (lived from 1865 to 1931)

E

Alice Eather (lived from 1988 or 1989 to 2017)
Stephen Edgar (born in 1951)
Anne Elder (lived from 1918 to 1976)
George Essex Evans (lived from 1863 to 1909)
John K. Ewers (lived from 1904 to 1978)

F

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

G

Mary Gilmore

William Gay (lived from 1865 to 1897)
Leon Gellert (lived from 1892 to 1977)
G. H. Gibson ('Ironbark') (lived from 1846 to 1921)
Kevin Gilbert (lived from 1933 to 1993)
Mary Gilmore (lived from 1865 to 1962)
Peter Goldsworthy (born in 1951)
W. T. Goodge (lived from 1862 to 1909)
Adam Lindsay Gordon (lived from 1833 to 1870)
Jim Grahame (lived from 1874 to 1949)
Alan Gould (born in 1949)
Paul Grano (lived from 1894 to 1949)
Richard Harry Graves (lived from 1898 to 1971)
Robert Gray (born in 1945)
Charmaine Papertalk Green (lived from 1962 to 2025)
H. M. Green (lived from 1881 to 1962)
Gavin Greenlees (lived from 1930 to 1983)
Jeff Guess (born in 1948)

H

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

I–J

Rex Ingamells (lived from 1913 to 1955)
Eric Irvin (lived from 1908 to 1992)
Clive James (lived from 1939 to 2019)
Alan Jefferies (born in 1957)
Graham Jenkin (born in 1938)
John Jenkins (born in 1949)
Kate Jennings (lived from 1948 to 2021)
Sydney Jephcott (lived from 1864 to 1951)
Judy Johnson (born in 1961)
Martin Johnston (lived from 1947 to 1990)
Evan Jones (lived from 1931 to 2022)
Jill Jones (born in 1951)
John Joseph Jones (lived from 1930 to 2000)
Danilo Jovanovitch (lived from 1919 to 2015)
Rae Desmond Jones (lived from 1941 to 2017)

K

Henry Kendall

Jayne Fenton Keane (is a living poet)
Nancy Keesing (lived from 1923 to 1993)
Antigone Kefala (lived from 1935 to 2022)
Christopher Kelen (born in 1958)
S. K. Kelen (born in 1956)
Anne Kellas (born in 1951)
Nora Kelly (born in the early 20th century)
Henry Kendall (lived from 1839 to 1882)
Francis Kenna (lived from 1865 to 1932)
Cate Kennedy (born in 1963)
Jean Kent (born in 1951)
John Kinsella (born in 1963)
Peter Kocan (born in 1947)
Rudi Krausmann (lived from 1933 to 2019)

L

Henry Lawson

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

M

Dorothea Mackellar

Les Murray

Frederick T. Macartney (lived from 1887 to 1980)
James McAuley (lived from 1917 to 1976)
Ian McBryde (born in 1953)
George Gordon McCrae (lived from 1833 to 1927)
David McCooey (born in 1967)
Hugh McCrae (lived from 1876 to 1958)
Ronald McCuaig (lived from 1908 to 1993)
Nan McDonald (lived from 1921 to 1974)
Roger McDonald (born in 1941)
Ella McFadyen (lived from 1887 to 1976)
Greg McLaren (born in 1967)
Dorothea Mackellar (lived from 1885 to 1968)
Louise Mack (lived from 1870 to 1935)
Kenneth Mackenzie (lived from 1913 to 1955)
Rhyll McMaster (born in 1947)
Mollie McNutt (lived from 1885 to 1919)
Jennifer Maiden (born in 1949)
Ern Malley (a hoax poet created in 1943)
David Malouf (born in 1934)
John Manifold (lived from 1915 to 1985)
Leonard Mann (lived from 1895 to 1981)
Emily Manning (lived from 1845 to 1890)
Frederic Manning (lived from 1882 to 1935)
Chris Mansell (born in 1953)

David Malouf

Billy Marshall Stoneking (lived from 1947 to 2016)
David Martin (lived from 1915 to 1997)
Philip Martin (lived from 1931 to 2005)
John Mateer (born in 1971)
Ray Mathew (lived from 1929 to 2002)
Furnley Maurice (lived from 1881 to 1942)
Louisa Anne Meredith (lived from 1812 to 1895)
James Lionel Michael (lived from 1824 to 1868)
John Millett (poet) (lived from 1921 to 2019)
Sudesh Mishra (born in 1962 in Fiji)
Paul Mitchell (born in 1968)
T. Inglis Moore (lived from 1901 to 1978)
Mal Morgan (lived from 1935 to 1999)
Frank Morton (lived from 1869 to 1923)
Ian Mudie (lived from 1911 to 1976)
Mudrooroo (lived from 1938 to 2019)
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (lived from 1866 to 1939)
Les Murray (lived from 1938 to 2019)
David Musgrave (born in 1965)

N

John Shaw Neilson

Sydney Elliott Napier (lived from 1870 to 1940)
John Shaw Neilson (lived from 1872 to 1942)
Philip Neilsen (born in 1949)
Hume Nisbet (lived from 1849 to 1923)
Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) (lived from 1920 to 1993)

O

John O'Brien (lived from 1879 to 1952)
Mark O'Connor (born in 1945)
Bernard O'Dowd (lived from 1866 to 1953)
Ernest O'Ferrall (lived from 1881 to 1925) "Kodak"
Will H. Ogilvie (lived from 1869 to 1963)
John Bernard O'Hara (lived from 1862 to 1927)
Pixie O'Harris (lived from 1903 to 1991)
Thuy On (is a living poet)
Dowell O'Reilly (lived from 1865 to 1923)
Ouyang Yu (born in 1955)
Jan Owen (born in 1940)

P

Banjo Paterson

Geoff Page (born in 1940)
Nettie Palmer (lived from 1885 to 1964)
Vance Palmer (lived from 1885 to 1959)
Aristides Paradissis (lived from 1923 to 2006)
Banjo Paterson (lived from 1864 to 1941)
Olive Pell (lived from 1903 to 2002)
Grace Perry (lived from 1927 to 1987)
Pi O (П O) (born in 1951)
Marie E. J. Pitt (lived from 1869 to 1948)
Marjorie Pizer (lived from 1920 to 2016)
Marcella Polain (born in 1958)
Dorothy Porter (lived from 1954 to 2008)
Hal Porter (lived from 1911 to 1984)
Peter Porter (lived from 1929 to 2010)
Craig Powell (lived from 1940 to 2022)
Ron Pretty (lived from 1940 to 2023)

Q–R

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

S

Philip Salom (born in 1950)
Clive Sansom (lived from 1910 to 1981)
Andrew Sant (born in 1950)
Jen Saunders (born in 1962)
Dipti Saravanamuttu (born in 1960)
Jaya Savige (born in 1978)
Bel Schenk (born in 1975)
John A. Scott (born in 1948)
Margaret Scott (lived from 1934 to 2005)
Thomas Shapcott (born in 1935)
Sanu Sharma (is a living poet)
Michael Sharkey (born in 1946)
Leni Shilton (is a living poet)
Luke Icarus Simon (born in 1963)
R. A. Simpson (lived from 1929 to 2002)
Tim Sinclair (born in 1972)
Peter Skrzynecki (born in 1945)
Kenneth Slessor (lived from 1901 to 1971)
Vivian Smith (born in 1933)
Edward Sorenson (lived from 1869 to 1939)
Thomas Edward Spencer (lived from 1845 to 1910)
Nicolette Stasko (born in 1950)
Peter Steele (lived from 1939 to 2012)
James Brunton Stephens (lived from 1835 to 1902)
Amanda Stewart (born in 1959)
Douglas Stewart (lived from 1913 to 1985)
Harold Stewart (lived from 1916 to 1995)
Randolph Stow (lived from 1935 to 2010)
Jennifer Strauss (born in 1933)
Roberta "Bobbi" Sykes (lived from 1944 to 2010)

T

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

V

Lin Van Hek

Valentine Vallis (lived from 1916 to 2009)
Ellen van Neerven (born in 1990)
Vicki Viidikas (lived from 1948 to 1998)
Lin Van Hek (born in 1944)
Brian Vrepont (lived from 1882 to 1955)

W

Chris Wallace-Crabbe (born in 1934)
Rob Walker (born in 1953)
Ania Walwicz (lived from 1951 to 2020)
Maureen Watson (lived from 1931 to 2009)
Samuel Wagan Watson (born in 1972)
Alan Wearne (born in 1948)
Francis Webb (lived from 1925 to 1973)
William Wentworth (lived from 1790 to 1872)
Herb Wharton (born in 1936)
Les Wicks (born in 1955)
Dora Wilcox (lived from 1873 to 1953)
Donna Williams (lived from 1963 to 2017)
Frank S. Williamson (lived from 1865 to 1936)
Edwin Wilson (lived from 1942 to 2022)
Liz Winfield (born in 1964)
David McKee Wright (lived from 1869 to 1928)
Judith Wright (lived from 1915 to 2000)

Y–Z

Morgan Yasbincek (born in 1964)
Ellen Young (lived from 1810 to 1872)
Komninos Zervos (born in 1950)
Fay Zwicky (lived from 1933 to 2017)

List of Australian poets facts for kids

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C

D

E

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G

H

I–J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q–R

S

T

V

W

Y–Z

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