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Australia was promised a poet laureate: where are they?

Australia was promised a poet laureate: where are they?

Australia was promised a poet laureate to bust out some rhymes for the nation almost four years ago. So where are they?

Indigenous poet claims richest state book prize

Indigenous poet claims richest state book prize

Indigenous poet claims richest state book prize

Indigenous poet claims richest state book prize

A poet's latest work has been lauded for its emotional intelligence, while Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah has won an award by popular vote.

Good listeners wanted as Indigenous poets speak fire

Good listeners wanted as Indigenous poets speak fire

Good listeners wanted as Indigenous poets speak fire

Good listeners wanted as Indigenous poets speak fire

A poetry slam champion wants "truth-listeners" to join him at his Story Week event being held in an Indigenous heartland of the inner suburbs.

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Day of pain: Jewish anguish still raw on attack date

Day of pain: Jewish anguish still raw on attack date

The Jewish community continues to experience horrors in Australia and abroad two years after the events of October 7, leaders say.

No place for protest on Oct 7 anniversary: deputy PM

No place for protest on Oct 7 anniversary: deputy PM

Senior government figures have told pro-Palestine protesters the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel is not the time for demonstrations.

South African dissident writer Breyten Breytenbach dies

South African dissident writer Breyten Breytenbach dies

South African writer Breyten Breytenbach, a staunch opponent of the former South African government’s apartheid policy, has died in Paris.

Refugee artists 'Chasing Home' through spoken poetry

Refugee artists 'Chasing Home' through spoken poetry

Somalian poet Hani Abdile's Chasing Home weaves together stories of displacement showcasing the experiences of refugees in search of new belongings.

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'Part of something so much bigger': poet's outback awe

'Part of something so much bigger': poet's outback awe

'Part of something so much bigger': poet's outback awe

'Part of something so much bigger': poet's outback awe

A poem slowly came to Imogen Batt-Doyle as she led hikers through the outback, with her reflection on the vast wilderness taking out the Cloncurry poetry prize.

Poet takes on racism and the legacy of Captain Cook

Poet takes on racism and the legacy of Captain Cook

Poet takes on racism and the legacy of Captain Cook

Poet takes on racism and the legacy of Captain Cook

New Zealand poet Tusiata Avia takes on racism in her latest work, as her acclaimed stage show Wild Dogs Under My Skirt comes to Australia.

Ambassador helps young wordsmiths break barriers

Ambassador helps young wordsmiths break barriers

Ambassador helps young wordsmiths break barriers

Ambassador helps young wordsmiths break barriers

High school students from the Australia, South Korea and the Bronx are building unlikely connections thanks to US Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy.

Book giveaway opens NAIDOC Week in Melbourne

Book giveaway opens NAIDOC Week in Melbourne

Book giveaway opens NAIDOC Week in Melbourne

Book giveaway opens NAIDOC Week in Melbourne

A pop-up library in the CBD of Melbourne is giving away books written by Victorian First Nations authors to celebrate NAIDOC Week.

Poem weaves outback woman's struggle into winning words

Poem weaves outback woman's struggle into winning words

Poem weaves outback woman's struggle into winning words

Poem weaves outback woman's struggle into winning words

NSW poet Penny Lane has claimed one of Australia's richest poetry prizes for Remembering Mary, which honours an outback pioneer.

Faces in the street again in famed poet's birthplace

Faces in the street again in famed poet's birthplace

Faces in the street again in famed poet's birthplace

Faces in the street again in famed poet's birthplace

Grenfell's Henry Lawson Festival is putting a new twist on the famous poem Faces in the Street, having bounced back from floods and isolation.

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