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.

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)Libby Hathorn

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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.JPG]]

• 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

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 * 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)
 * Luke Icarus Simon (born 1963}
 * 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)
 * Billy Slater (2022-24) bush poet

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)