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Examples of Books
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Do Not Go Around the Edges by Illustrated with traditional Aboriginal dot form and contemporary images, this is a poetry collection from an elder of the Wunambal people. The poems are juxtaposed with the story of the author's life. The illustrator is a writer and artist of other children's books and has worked in Aboriginal education.ISBN: 9780958810111Publication Date: 1995-01-01 -
The Drover's Boy by Based on a popular Australian song that tells of the time when it was illegal for whites and Aborigines to marry, and how such relationships were hidden by Aboriginal women dressing as boys. This book is a tribute to Aboriginal stockwomen, in the hope that one day their huge contribution to the Australian pastoral industry might be recognized.ISBN: 9780850918403
Poetry Books Listing
Indigenous Poetry Reading List
Indigenous Poets and Poetry Websites
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Aboriginal Poems
A list of contemporary Aboriginal poetry.
Many poems express how Aboriginal people feel today and their poems are about the challenges that they share with non-Indigenous people but also about problems specific to their lives. -
The Dawn is at Hand
A list of poems by Oodgeroo Noonuccal
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Emerging poet series: Natalie Harkin
Q & A with poet Natalie Harkin with Overland Literary Journal
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Munaldjali, Mutuerjaraera
List of poems by Lionel Fogarty
Maori Poems and Poetry Websites
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Maori
The following songs are Maori poetry, and they employ allusion and figurative speech that reflect the history and culture of the people.
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Maori Poems
Examples of Maori poems
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Te Ao Hou: The New World
Verse by Modern Maori Poets