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Angry Penguins  
URL:http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/angrypenguins/
Category:Australian poetry  Australian Studies 

An article about the Angry Penguins, the modernist literary and artistic movement that sought to shake up the entrenched art establishment of Australia in the 1940s. Links to relevant online resources are provided.

Australian Folklore - Stories from Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal  
URL:http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/folklore/
Category:Australian prose  Australian poetry  Australian Studies 

This article describes aspects of Australian Folklore. It also contains a brief overview of aboriginal folklore, the European experience and convict folklore, bushrangers, the goldfields, droving and shearing. Links to relevant online resources are provided.

Australian Poetry  
URL:http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/poetry/
Category:Australian poetry 

An article about Australian poetry. Poetry has shaped our Australian national character. Others may argue and say it was Gallipoli, or sport, or the landscape. But we all know that legend is what shapes national character and our legends are told and retold across time and space through poetry. Links to online resources are provided.

Author Profiles  
URL:http://www.penguin.com.au/contributors
Category:Australian prose  Australian drama  Australian poetry  General english resources  Reading & Viewing 

More than 1026 biographical profiles of authors and illustrators, published by Penguin Books Australia, are available on the Author Profiles page. There is an alphabetical list of all authors. A search for a specific author by name is also available.

Cordite Poetry Review  
URL:http://www.cordite.org.au
Category:Australian poetry  Language & Literature  Learner, Trainer 

Cordite in print and online has been published by Cordite Press Inc., with a Foundation Grant from the Australia Council for the Arts. Subscription is free and back issues can be downloaded in pdf format.

Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards  
URL:http://www.dorothea.com.au
Category:Awards, Challenges & Scholarships  Australian poetry 

The aim of the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards is to capture the imagination of every school student in Australia, inspiring them with a passion for poetry. It is a unique national project, giving Australia's young people a voice and an opportunity to strive for excellence in literature. There is a small entry cost. Entry forms are sent to every school throughout Australia in February. Entries close in June, judging takes place in July and Certificates to participating students are dispatched in August. Awards are presented between September and November.

Henry Lawson - Australian writer  
URL:http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/lawson/index.htm
Category:Australian poetry  Australian prose 

Provides background about Lawson's life, works, friends and contemporaries, association with the Bulletin and information about the times he lives in. Also provides links to other web sites and offline resources.

Jeff Guess  
URL:http://users.cobweb.com.au/~jeffpoet/
Category:Australian poetry  Language & Literature  Writing 

Jeff Guess is a national award winning Australian poet. His poetry has been published widely and has appeared in most Australian newspapers and magazines. He has taught in both South Australian country and metropolitan high schools. He regularly lectures at TAFE colleges and universities and runs numerous writing workshops.

Modern Australian poetry  
URL:http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/poetry/index.htm
Category:Australian history  Australian poetry 

An article about Australian poetry. Poetry has shaped our Australian national character. Others may argue and say it was Gallipoli, or sport, or the landscape. But we all know that legend is what shapes national character and our legends are told and retold across time and space through poetry. Links to online resources are provided.

Peter Nicholson  
URL:http://peternicholson.byteserve.com.au/
Category:Australian poetry 

Peter Nicholson is an Australian poet. Born in Waverley, New South Wales, in 1950, he was educated at Armidale Teachers' College and Macquarie University. He has published three books of poetry - A Temporary Grace, Such Sweet Thunder and A Dwelling Place.