# 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
* 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

* 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 (1947–2024)
* Bruce Beaver (1928–2004)
* Ruth Bedford (1882–1963)
* Jack Bedson (born 1950)
* 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)
* 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 Church (1857–1932)
* Ross Clark (born 1953)
* Marcus Clarke (1846–1881)
* 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 Davis (1905–1945)
* Bruce Dawe (1930–2020)
* Sarah Day (born 1958)
* Dulcie Deamer (1890–1972)
* Joel Deane (born 1969)
* C. J. Dennis (1876–1938)
* 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)
* 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)
* James William "Jim" Gordon ("Jim Grahame") (1874–1949)
* Alan Gould (born 1949)
* Paul Grano (1894–1949)
* 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)
* 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)
* William Hart-Smith (1911–1990)
* Gwen Harwood (1920–1995)
* Nicholas Hasluck (born 1942)
* Libby Hathorn (born 1943)
* 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)
* R. G. Howarth (1906–1974)
* George Howe (1769–1821)
* Ada Verdun Howell (1902–1981)
* Frieda Hughes (born 1960)
* Coral Hull (born 1965)
* Barry Humphries (1934–2023)
* Douglas Smith Huyghue (1816–1891)

## I–J

* Rex Ingamells (1913–1955)
* Eric Irvin (1908–1992)
* Clive James (1939–2019)
* Alan Jefferies (born 1957)
* Graham Jenkin (born 1938)
* John Jenkins (born 1949)
* Kate Jennings (1948–2021)
* Sydney Jephcott (1864–1951)
* Judy Johnson (born 1961)
* 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)
* Peter Kocan (born 1947)
* 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)
* Kenneth Mackenzie (1913–1955)
* Rhyll McMaster (born 1947)
* Mollie McNutt (1885–1919)
* 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 (born 1962 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)
* John Shaw Neilson (1872–1942)
* Philip Neilsen (born 1949)
* Hume Nisbet (1849–1923)
* Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) (1920–1993)

## O

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

## P

* Geoff Page (born 1940)
* Nettie Palmer (1885–1964)
* Vance Palmer (1885–1959)
* Aristides Paradissis (1923–2006)
* Banjo Paterson (1864–1941)
* 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 (1940–2022)
* 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)

## 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 Shapcott (born 1935)
* Sanu Sharma (living)
* Michael Sharkey (born 1946)
* Leni Shilton (living)
* 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 Edward Spencer (1845–1910)
* Nicolette Stasko (born 1950)
* Peter Steele (1939–2012)
* James 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 (1963–2017)
* Frank S. Williamson (1865–1936)
* Edwin Wilson (born 1942–2022)
* 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)