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Poetry on these pages are listed by the poet who wrote it. Over time, it is hoped that more and more pages will be added, however any of you who write web pages will know that this requires work over time when the time can be afforded.

If you wish any of your own verse published here, please email me and include 5 pieces of verse. This makes the pages worthwhile and I will organise links back to your own pages if you have them. No problems in advertising books, CDs etc either. Make sure you submit a bit of a story about yourself together with a photo if possible with the verse so the world can know a little about you.

The Poetry and Verse of:-

Modern Poets

Ric Raftis

Well they are my pages after all!!!
Kevin Magher Ex shearer and poet from Geelong in Victoria
Laurie Meintjes Lives near Newcastle in NSW
Neil McArthur Lives in Ballarat, Victoria and has written some great stuff.
Steve Smith Lives in Wedderburn, Victoria.
Val Wallace A member of the Hunter Valley Bush Poets
A. Nonymous!!! Well it's hard to say if this person is modern or one of the old masters of course, but he/she has written heaps of verse!!! If you know the author of any of them, please let me know so I can attribute the writing to the correct person.

 

The Old Masters
Barcroft Henry Boake Perhaps little known, but a very beautiful and descriptive writer.
Adam Lindsay Gordon Wrote some great stuff but died by his own hand through recurrent depression
Mary Hannay-Foott Writer of "Where the Pelican Builds Her Nest" a beautiful piece of work.
Henry Lawson One of our best known traditional poets
Dorothea Mackellar Just about all Aussies would have learnt this one at school
John O'Brien Two of his best known would be "Around the Boree Log" and "Said Hanrahan"
William Ogilvie A favourite of Ric's and a great traditional poet

A. B. Banjo Paterson

One of our best known traditional poets
Thomas E Spencer His best known piece "How McDougal Topped The Score"

 

 

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