Burning Rice
These poems were written while Eileen Chong was an Australian Poetry Fellow in 2011–2012, mentored…
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These poems were written while Eileen Chong was an Australian Poetry Fellow in 2011–2012, mentored…
Teacher ResourceEileen Chong is an Australian poet of Chinese descent. She was born and raised in Singapore, and came to Australia as an adult migrant. She started writing poetry in 2010, and is the author of eight books published in Australia and the United States…
View Books by Eileen ChongJeanine Leane is a Wiradjuri writer, poet and academic from south-west New South Wales. Her first volume of poetry, Dark Secrets After Dreaming: A.D. 1887–1961 won the Scanlon Prize for Indigenous Poetry, and her first novel, Purple Threads, won …
View Books by Jeanine LeaneAge is no barrier to creating poetry that inspires social change and positive action. Award-winning …
Teacher ResourceAt 12 years of age, Solli Raphael was titled the youngest ever winner of the Australian Poetry Slam held at the Sydney Opera House after he performed 'Australian Air' – a poem about political wisdom, environmental awareness and the importance of …
View Books by Solli RaphaelMeg McKinlay is the author of eighteen books ranging from picture books and young adult fiction through to poetry for adults. Raised in central Victoria, in a TV- and car-free household, Meg was a bookish kid, in love with words and excited by …
View Books by Meg McKinlaySun Music brings together poems published over a thirty-year period, from Judith Beveridge’s …
Teacher ResourceJudith Beveridge is one of Australia's most acclaimed poets, taught in high schools and universities, winner of the NSW and Victorian Premiers’ Awards, a highly regarded critic, editor and teacher of poetry. She has published six collections of …
View Books by Judith BeveridgeSharon Kernot writes poetry and fiction. Her work has appeared in a variety of journals, magazines and anthologies including Island, Mascara Literary Journal, Best Australian Poems, and Australian Love Stories. Photo by Gary MacRae, courtesy of …
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