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
The poets listed below were either citizens or residents of Australia or published the bulk of their poetry whilst living there. Years link to the corresponding year in poetry article.
A
- Arthur Henry Adams (1872â€"1936) Journalist, poet and playwright originally from New Zealand
- Robert Adamson (born 1944) Poet and publisher
- Adam Aitken (born 1960)
- Jordie Albiston (born 1961)
- Kaye Aldenhoven
- James Alexander Allan (1889â€"1956)
- Leslie Holdsworthy Allen (1879â€"1964)
- Richard James Allen (born 1960)
- Ivy Alvarez
- Richard Appleton (1932â€"2005)
- Ethel Anderson (1883â€"1958)
- Robyn Archer (born 1948)
- Timoshenko Aslanides (born 1943)
- Tilly Aston (1873â€"1947)
- Rupert Atkinson (1881â€"1961)
- Dorothy Auchterlonie (1915â€"1991)
B
- Peter Bakowski (born 1954)
- Lex Banning (1921â€"1965)
- Arthur Bayldon (1865â€"1958)
- William Baylebridge (1883â€"1942)
- Eric Beach (born 1947)
- Bruce Beaver (1928â€"2004)
- Ruth Bedford (1882â€"1963) Dramatist and children's poetry
- Lisa Bellear (1961â€"2006)
- Judith Beveridge (born 1956)
- Peter Bladen (born 1922)
- John Blight (1913â€"1995)
- Barcroft Boake (1866â€"1892)
- Merlinda Bobis (born 1959)
- Ken Bolton (born 1949)
- Henry Ernest Boote (1865â€"1949) Trade union activist and journalist
- Jenny Boult (aka MML Bliss) (1951â€"2005)
- John Philip Bourke (1860â€"1914)
- Peter Boyle (born 1951)
- Francis Brabazon (1907â€"1984)
- James Bradley (born 1967)
- E. J. Brady (1869â€"1952)
- Bertha Southey Brammall (1878â€"1957)
- John Jefferson Bray (1912â€"1995)
- Christopher Brennan (1870â€"1932)
- Michael Brennan (born 1973)
- John Le Gay Brereton (1871â€"1933)
- Lily Brett (born 1946)
- David Brooks (born 1953)
- Pam Brown (born 1948)
- Mary Grant Bruce (1878â€"1958)
- Vincent Buckley (1925â€"1988)
- Charles Buckmaster (1950â€"1972)
- Andrew Burke (poet) (born 1944)
- Joanne Burns (born 1945)
C
- Caroline Caddy (born 1944)
- Ada Cambridge (1844â€"1926)
- David Campbell (1915â€"1979)
- Elizabeth Campbell (born 1980)
- Raffaello Carboni (1817â€"1875)
- Lee Cataldi (born 1942)
- Nancy Cato (1917â€"2000)
- James Charlton (born 1947)
- Eileen Chong (born 1980)
- Hubert Newman Wigmore Church (1857â€"1932)
- Ross Clark (born 1953)
- Marcus Clarke (1846â€"1881) (better known as novelist)
- Justin Clemens (born 1969)
- Robbie Coburn (born 1994)
- Hal Colebatch (born 1945)
- Laurence Collinson (1925â€"1986)
- Anna Couani (born 1948)
- Robert Crawford (1868â€"1930)
- Louise Crisp (born 1957)
- Alison Croggon (1962)
- M. T. C. Cronin (born 1963)
- Zora Cross (1890â€"1964)
- Margaret Curran (1887â€"1962)
- James Cuthbertson (1851â€"1910)
- Lidija Cvetkovic (born 1967)
D
- Victor Daley (1858â€"1905)
- Beatrice Davis (1909â€"1992)
- Jack Davis (1917â€"2000)
- Norma L. Davis (1905â€"1945)
- Bruce Dawe (born 1930)
- Sarah Day (born 1958)
- Dulcie Deamer (1890â€"1972)
- Joel Deane (born 1969)
- C. J. Dennis (1876â€"1938) The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke
- Enid Derham (1882â€"1941)
- James Devaney (1890â€"1976)
- B. R. Dionysius (born 1969)
- Rosemary Dobson (born 1920)
- Joe Dolce (born 1947)
- Michael Dransfield (1948â€"1973)
- Michael Dugan (1947â€"2006) Also children's writer and poetry editor of Overland
- Laurie Duggan (born 1949)
- Jas H Duke (1939â€"1992)
- Max Dunn (1895â€"1963)
- Geoffrey Dutton (1922â€"1998)
- Edward Dyson (1865â€"1931)
E
- Stephen Edgar (born 1951)
- George Essex Evans (1863â€"1909)
- John K. Ewers (1904â€"1978)
F
- Diane Fahey (born 1945)
- John Farrell (1851â€"1904)
- Michael Farrell (born 1965)
- R. D. Fitzgerald (1902â€"1987)
- Roderick Flanagan (1828â€"1862)
- Lionel Fogarty (born 1958)
- Mary Hannay Foott (1846â€"1918)
- John Forbes (1950â€"1998)
- Mabel Forrest (1872â€"1935)
- William Forster (1818â€"1882)
- John Foulcher (born 1956)
- Len Fox (1905â€"2004)
- Brentley Frazer (born 1972)
- Mary Eliza Fullerton (1868â€"1946)
G
- William Gay (1865â€"1897)
- Leon Gellert (1892â€"1977)
- G. H. Gibson (‘Ironbark’) (1846â€"1921)
- Kevin Gilbert (1933â€"1993)
- Mary Gilmore (1865â€"1962)
- Peter Goldsworthy (born 1951)
- W. T. Goodge, (1862â€"1909)
- Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833â€"1870)
- Alan Gould (born 1949)
- Paul Grano (1894â€"1975)
- Richard Harry Graves (1898â€"1971)
- Robert Gray (born 1945)
- H. M. Green (1881â€"1962)
- Gavin Greenlees (1930â€"1983)
- Jeff Guess (born 1948
H
- Rodney Hall (born 1935)
- Philip Hammial (born 1937)
- Susan Hampton (born 1949)
- Lesbia Harford (1891â€"1927)
- Charles Harpur (1813â€"1868)
- Edward Harrington (1895â€"1966) Bush ballads
- Max Harris (1921â€"1995)
- Robert Harris (1951â€"1993)
- Jennifer Harrison (born 1955)
- Martin Harrison (born 1949)
- Les Harrop (born 1948)
- J. S. Harry (born 1939)
- Kevin Hart (born 1954)
- Patrick Joseph Hartigan (1879â€"1952)
- William Hart-Smith (1911â€"1990)
- Gwen Harwood (1920â€"1995)
- Nicholas Hasluck (born 1942)
- James Hebblethwaite (1857â€"1921)
- Anita Heiss (born 1968)
- Jill Hellyer (born 1925) founding member of the Australian Society of Authors
- Kris Hemensley (born 1946)
- Thomas William Heney (1862â€"1928)
- Steven Herrick (born 1958)
- Dorothy Hewett (1923â€"2002)
- Charles Higham (born 1931)
- Barry Hill (born 1943)
- Richard Hillman (born 1964)
- Philip Hodgins (1969â€"1995)
- Sarah Holland-Batt (born 1982)
- Harry Hooton (1908â€"1961)
- Ada Verdun Howell (1902â€"1981)
- A. D. Hope (1907â€"2000)
- George Howe (1769â€"1821)
- Ada Verdun Howell (1902â€"1981)
- Frieda Hughes (born 1960)
- Barry Humphries (born 1934)
- Coral Hull (born 1965)
- Douglas Smith Huyghue (1816â€"1891)
I
- Rex Ingamells (1913â€"1955)
- Eric Irvin (1908â€"1992)
J
- Clive James (born 1939)
- Alan Jefferies (born 1957)
- Graham Jenkin (born 1938)
- John Jenkins (born 1949)
- Kate Jennings (born 1948)
- Martin Johnston (1947-1990)
- Evan Jones (born 1931)
- Jill Jones (born 1951)
- John Joseph Jones (1930â€"2000)
- Rae Desmond Jones (born 1941)
K
- Adeeb Kamal Ad-Deen (born 1953) Award winning Arabic language poet of Iraqi origin
- Jayne Fenton Keane
- Nancy Keesing (1923â€"1993)
- Antigone Kefala (born 1935)
- Christopher Kelen (born 1958)
- Anne Kellas (born 1951)
- Henry Kendall (1839â€"1882)
- Francis Kenna (1865â€"1932)
- Cate Kennedy
- Jean Kent (born 1951)
- Thomas Kent (born 1956)
- John Kinsella (born 1963)
- Paul Knobel (born 1948)
- Peter Kocan (born 1947)
- komninos (aka Komninos Zervos) (born 1950)
- Rudi Krausmann (born 1933)
L
- Mike Ladd (born 1959)
- David Lake (born 1929)
- Eve Langley (1908â€"1974)
- Anthony Lawrence (born 1957)
- Henry Lawson (1867â€"1922)
- Louisa Lawson (1848â€"1920)
- Bronwyn Lea (born 1969)
- Lesley Lebkowicz (born 1946)
- Geoffrey Lehmann (born 1940)
- John Leonard (born 1965)
- Emma Lew (1962)
- Cassie Lewis (born 1974)
- Kate Lilley (1960)
- Jack Lindsay (1900â€"1990)
- Jessie Litchfield (1883â€"1956)
- Tatjana Lukić (1959â€"2008)
- Arthur Alfred Lynch (1861â€"1934)
M
- Frederick T. Macartney (1887â€"1980)
- Chris Mansell (born 1953)
- James McAuley (1917â€"1976)
- Ian McBryde (born 1953)
- George Gordon McCrae (1833â€"1927)
- David McCooey (born 1967)
- Hugh McCrae (1876â€"1958)
- Nan McDonald (1921â€"1974)
- Roger McDonald (born 1941)
- Greg McLaren (born 1967)
- Dorothea Mackellar (1885â€"1968)
- Louise Mack (1870â€"1935)
- Seaforth Mackenzie (1913â€"1955)
- Rhyll McMaster (born 1947)
- Jennifer Maiden (born 1949)
- Ern Malley (hoax poet)
- David Malouf (born 1934)
- John Manifold (1915â€"1985)
- Leonard Mann (1895â€"1981)
- Emily Manning (1845â€"1890)
- Frederic Manning (1882â€"1935)
- Chris Mansell (born 1953)
- Billy Marshall Stoneking (born 1947)
- David Martin (1915â€"1997)
- Philip Martin (1931â€"1995)
- John Mateer (born 1971)
- Ray Mathew (1929â€"2002)
- Furnley Maurice (1881â€"1942)
- Don Maynard (born 1937)
- Louisa Anne Meredith (1812â€"1895)
- James Lionel Michael (1824â€"1868)
- John Millett (poet) (born 1921)
- Sudesh Mishra
- Mal Morgan (1935â€"1999)
- Frank Morton (1869â€"1923)
- Ian Mudie (1911â€"1976)
- Mudrooroo (born 1938)
- Edwin Greenslade Murphy (1866â€"1939)
- Les Murray (born 1938)
- David Musgrave (born 1965)
N
- John Shaw Neilson (1872â€"1942)
- Philip Neilsen (born 1949) Poet and children's author
- Hume Nisbet (1849â€"1923) Scottish-Australian author and artist
- Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) (1920â€"1993) Indigenous Australian poet and human rights activist
O
- Mark O'Connor (born 1945) Poet and environmental activist
- Bernard O'Dowd (1866â€"1953)
- Ernest O'Ferrall (1881â€"1925) "Kodak"
- Will H. Ogilvie (1869â€"1963) Scots-Australian outback poet
- John Bernard O'Hara (1862â€"1927) Poet and schoolteacher
- Pixie O'Harris (1903â€"1991) Poet, artist, children's book illustrator and author
- Dowell O'Reilly (1865â€"1923) Poet, short-story writer and politician
- Ouyang Yu (born 1955) Chinese Australian poet and novelist
- Jan Owen (born 1940) Award-winning poet, creative writing teacher and editor
P
- Geoff Page (born 1940)
- Nettie Palmer (1885â€"1964)
- Vance Palmer (1885â€"1959)
- Aristides Paradissis (1923â€"2006)
- Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson (1864â€"1941) Archetypal bush poet, "Waltzing Matilda", "The Man from Snowy River" and "Clancy of the Overflow".
- Grace Perry (1927â€"1987)
- Pi O (П O) (born 1951) Anarchist experimental poet, long poem 24 Hrs about Fitzroy, Melbourne
- Marie E. J. Pitt (1869â€"1948)
- Marjorie Pizer (born 1920)
- Marcella Polain (born 1958)
- Dorothy Porter (1954â€"2008) Best known for verse novel The Monkey's Mask
- Hal Porter (1911â€"1984)
- Peter Porter (born 1929)
- Craig Powell (born 1940)
- Ron Pretty (born 1940)
Q
- Roderic Quinn (1867â€"1949)
R
- Jennifer Rankin (1941â€"1979)
- Elizabeth Riddell (1910â€"1998)
- Roland Robinson (1912â€"1992)
- Judith Rodriguez (born 1936)
- David Rowbotham (born 1924)
- Noel Rowe (born 1951)
- Graham Rowlands (born 1947)
- Brendan Ryan (born 1963)
- Gig Ryan (born 1956)
- Tracy Ryan (born 1964)
S
- Philip Salom (born 1950)
- Clive Sansom (1910â€"1981)
- Andrew Sant (born 1950)
- Jen Saunders
- Dipti Saravanamuttu (1960)
- Jaya Savige (born 1978)
- Bel Schenk (born 1975)
- John A. Scott (born 1949)
- Margaret Scott (1934â€"2005)
- Thomas W. Shapcott (born 1935)
- Michael Sharkey (born 1946)
- R. A. Simpson (born 1929)
- Tim Sinclair (born 1972)
- Peter Skrzynecki (born 1945)
- Kenneth Slessor (1901â€"1971)
- Vivian Smith (born 1933)
- Thomas E. Spencer (1845â€"1910)
- Nicolette Stasko (born 1950)
- Peter Steele (1939â€"2012)
- Brunton Stephens (1835â€"1902)
- Amanda Stewart (born 1959)
- Douglas Stewart (1913â€"1985)
- Harold Stewart (1916â€"1995)
- Randolph Stow (born 1935â€"2010)
- Jennifer Strauss (born 1933)
- Roberta "Bobbi" Sykes (born 1944â€"2010)
T
- Maria Takolander (born 1973) poet and literary critic
- Andrew Taylor (born 1940)
- Colin Thiele (1920â€"2006)
- Tim Thorne (born 1944)
- Michael Thwaites (1915â€"2005)
- Richard Tipping (born 1949)
- Charles Tompson (1806-1883)
- John Tranter (born 1943)
- Mark Tredinnick (born 1962)
- Dimitris Tsaloumas (born 1921)
V
- Vicki Viidikas (1948â€"1998)
- Lin Van Hek (born 1944)
W
- Chris Wallace-Crabbe (born 1934)
- Rob Walker (born 1953)
- Ania Walwicz (born 1951)
- Samuel Wagan Watson (born 1972)
- Alan Wearne (born 1948)
- Francis Webb (1925â€"1973)
- William Wentworth (1790â€"1872)
- Herb Wharton (born 1936)
- Les Wicks (born 1955)
- Donna Williams (born 1963)
- Lauren Williams (born 1958) poet and songwriter
- Frank S. Williamson (1865â€"1936)
- Edwin Wilson (born 1942)
- Liz Winfield (born 1964)
- David McKee Wright (1869â€"1928)
- Judith Wright (1915â€"2000)
Y
- Morgan Yasbincek (born 1964)
Z
- Komninos Zervos (born 1950)
- Fay Zwicky (born 1933)
See also
- Poetry
- List of poets
- List of English language poets
- Australian literature
- Category:Australian poets
- Poets Union