
Poetry is great for a short break
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#Aussie Poets
When I think about ‘Australian poetry’ my immediate thought is bush poetry, and it’s certainly popular even now in our less poetic era. If you’d like to give Australian poetry a go here are a few lists to get you started:
Australia’s early poets
Harry ‘Breaker’ Morant 1864-1902
A.B. (Banjo) Paterson 1864-1941
The Ladies
Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) 1920-1993
Dorothea Mackeller 1885-1968
Modern Aussie Poets
And finally some anthologies of collected poetry to whet your appetite
Thirty Australian Poets (poets born after 1968) (UQP 2011)
New Oxford Book of Australian Verse (Oxford Uni Press 1986/1991)
Penguin Anthology of Australian Poetry (Penguin 2009)
Australian poetry really does offer something for everyone, whether it’s quintessential bush poems or modern rap and hip hop, so why not take some time to relax and enjoy some Aussie verse.