The poets listed below were either citizens or residents of Australia or published the bulk of their poetry whilst living there.
A
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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) [1]
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser". No. 8, 979. 24 August 1901. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ Jane Lally (2021). Australian Song-bird: Mollie McNutt, Poetry and Prose. ISBN 9780645059076.
The poets listed below were either citizens or residents of Australia or published the bulk of their poetry whilst living there.
A
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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) [1]
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser". No. 8, 979. 24 August 1901. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ Jane Lally (2021). Australian Song-bird: Mollie McNutt, Poetry and Prose. ISBN 9780645059076.