.Australian Poetry, based at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne, acknowledges the custodians and owners of the land, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and future and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
Announcing the Winner of the 2020 Anne Elder Award
Australian poet Anne Elder (1918–1976) It is with great pleasure that Australian Poetry announces the winning and commended poetry books for the 2020 Anne Elder Award. The award is named after Australian poet, Anne Elder, 1918-1976. Sponsored by Anne’s...
APJ 10.2 ‘tribute, observations’ Out Now
‘Australian Poetry Journal’, Volume 10.2 – ‘tribute, observations’, is out now. Please see this extract from the introduction by Jacinta Le Plastrier: Do not be afraid to think. Test form, renew form, or defy it. Know there is a new permission to speak, and for...
Announcing Best of Australian Poems Vol 1, 2021 (16 March 2021)
Australian Poetry (AP) is beginning a new 2021 edition surveying the flourishing literature of Australian poetry. Guest edited by Ellen van Neerven and Toby Fitch, award-winning poets and highly respected editors, the debut Best of Australian Poems Vol 1, 2021, will...
Best of Australian Poems Vol 1 2021 Open for Submissions
Submissions: open 16 March 2021. They close at 11:59pm 30 June.Information and enquiries Emma CaskeyAssociate ProducerTelephone: 03 9094 7826Email: associate@australianpoetry.orgSUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN FOR BEST OF AUSTRALIAN POEMS VOL 1, 2021-- POETRY GUEST EDITED BY...
the tears the pelicans are leaving us like a line of words quicker than
the tongue drift glide sail waft fly fly away something happened here.
— ‘Flight Feathers’, Ellen Van Neerven
Announcing Best of Australian Poems Vol 1, 2021 (16 March 2021)
Australian Poetry (AP) is beginning a new 2021 edition surveying the flourishing literature of Australian poetry. Guest edited by Ellen van Neerven and Toby Fitch, award-winning poets and highly respected editors, the debut Best of Australian Poems Vol 1, 2021, will...
Best of Australian Poems Vol 1 2021 Open for Submissions
Submissions: open 16 March 2021. They close at 11:59pm 30 June.Information and enquiries Emma CaskeyAssociate ProducerTelephone: 03 9094 7826Email: associate@australianpoetry.orgSUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN FOR BEST OF AUSTRALIAN POEMS VOL 1, 2021-- POETRY GUEST EDITED BY...
Announcing the 2020 Anne Elder Award Judging Panel
The three judges for the 2020 Anne Elder Award panel are Marcella Polain, Rae White, and Toby Fitch. Marcella is a former recipient of this significant award, while both Rae and Toby have been commended for the prize in both 2018 and 2013 respectively. Marcella Polain...
NAHR Australian Poetry Fellowship 2020 – Judges’ comments
Mindy Gill is the winner of the 2020 AP / NAHR Eco-Poetry Fellowship.We are thrilled to announce that Mindy Gill is the winner of the 2020 AP / NAHR Eco-Poetry Fellowship. Mindy will take up residency in the village of Sottochiesa, Taleggio Valley, northern Italy,...