Topic: Poems

Browse Australian Aboriginal poems about all aspects of life, challenges and celebrations. Some include homework questions.

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Last updated: 25 July 2019 • 2 min read

Author: Jens Korff

A Response To Dan And Others
A poem by Sebie Brooks (pen name)
A Right To Be Heard
A poem by Zelda Quakawoot, Mackay, QLD.
A Song of Hope
A Song of Hope by Oodgeroo (Kath Walker)
Aboriginal poems
Browse contemporary Aboriginal poems, an art not often found in mainstream media.
All Walks Of Life
All Walks Of Life by Sharon Roebourne, Western Australia
Always told I was a white girl
A poem by Tara Shannon, NSW.
Always Was, Always Will Be
A poem by Michele "Mickey" Hetherington, NSW
An Elder's Passing
A poem by Jonathan Hill
Australia’s Silenced History
A poem by Nola Gregory, WA
Black Woman
Black Woman by Frank Doolan
Blood Soil
A poem by Michele 'Mickey' Hetherington, NSW.
Break Your Walls
A poem by Abi DRabi, NSW
Broken
A poem by Sandra Gaal Hayman, Mount Annan, NSW.
Burning Tree
A poem by Samuel Mclean
Bush Poets
A poem by Stuart Chugg
Calling Me Home
Calling Me Home by Lyndon Lane, Goodooga, NSW
Corroboree
A poem by Nola Gregory
Dark Secrets
A poem by Jeanine Leane, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Destiny
Destiny by Richard G Kennedy, Victoria
Displaced
Displaced by Rachel Davidge, Frenchs Forest, NSW
Doing Time
Doing Time by Travis Eulo, New South Wales
Faith
A poem by Michael Thompson, Mackay, QLD
First, “Look Back In Time”
A poem by Nola Gregory, Geraldton, WA
Freedom
A poem by Jaydem Martin (Wiradjuri)
From Past To Present
From Past To Present by Landon Punch, Roebourne, Western Australia
From The Oceans To The Dusts
A poem by Zelda Quakawoot, QLD
From Where I Stand
A poem by Sandra Gaal Hayman, Mount Annan, NSW.
Galiny Bulmba (Come to my place)
Galiny Bulmba (Come to my place) by K L Burns, New South Wales
Good Bye My Love
A poem by Landon Punch, Roebourne, WA
Goodes and Baddies
A poem by Chris Miller, Adelaide, SA.
Gumbaynggirr
Gumbaynggirr by Travis Blair
Heart and Soul
A poem by Michael Thompson, Mackay, QLD
Hello miners my old foe (Sound of Silence)
A poem by Jens Korff, Creative Spirits (NSW)
Here I Stand
A poem by Sandra Gaal Hayman, Mount Annan, NSW.
I am Different
A poem by Michele 'Mickey' Hetherington, NSW.
I Got 'Lations'
A poem by John M Wenitong, Queensland
I've been told to get a life
A poem by Nikki McCartney from the Walbunja tribe, South Coast region.
Ice
A poem by Nola Gregory, Geraldton, Western Australia.
Ice, ice, baby
A poem by Nikki McCartney from the Walbunja tribe, South Coast region.
If it Wasn't for the Footprints
A poem by Zelda Quakawoot, Mackay, QLD
In a House Down The Street
A poem by Nola Gregory, WA
In My Dreaming
A poem by David Sulter, Coonabarabran, northern New South Wales.
Indigenous All Stars
A poem by Zelda Quakawoot, Mackay, Queensland
Just Another Drunk Black?
A poem by Colleen Kitchener, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
Kinchela (The Stolen Kids)
A poem by Paul Buttigieg
Language is a seed to respect. Respect is a seed to a nation.
A poem by Samara Ingram, Wiradjuri nation.
Letter To The Future
A poem by Dan Davis, Central Queensland
Let’s Face The Truth
A poem by Abi DRabi, Sydney, NSW.
Life of Sharon Roebourne
A poem by Sharon Roebourne, Western Australia
Light Years Away
A poem by Jonathan Hill, Old Erowal Bay, New South Wales
Long Ago Days
A poem by Dan Davis, Queensland
Magic
A poem by Helen Moran
Mangroves
A poem by Zelda Quakawoot, Mackay, Queensland
Meaning of First Nations’ Peoples - Australia Day Thought
A poem by Zelda Quakawoot
Mookari
A poem by Dan Davis, central Queensland
Moonthanguddi
A poem by Dan Davis, central Queensland
Mother Earth
A poem by Nola Gregory, Western Australia.
Motor Prowling
A poem by Chris Miller, Adelaide, SA.
My Country Burning
A poem by David Sulter, Coonabarabran, northern New South Wales.
My Face Is Black
A poem by Frank Corso, Melbourne, VIC.
My Mother The Land
A poem by Phill Moncrieff, Western Australia
My Right To Live
A poem by Landon Punch, Roebourne, WA
My Sitting Down Place
A poem by Gail Kay, Proserpine, north Queensland
My Want Then and Today
A poem by B Robertson, Oolong House, Nowra, New South Wales.
NAIDOC Assembly
A poem by Jonathan Hill, Old Erowal Bay, New South Wales.
New Horizons
A poem by Sandra Gaal Hayman, Mount Annan, NSW.
Nice, Nice, Maybe?
A poem by Michele "Mickey" Hetherington, NSW
No Disgrace
A poem by Coralie Cassady, Queensland
Not Forgotten
A poem by Michele ‘Mickey’ Hetherington, NSW.
Ode to John Pat
A poem by Dan Davis, Queensland
Our Day
A poem by Michele “Mickey” Hetherington, NSW
Our Light
A poem by Michelle "Mickey" Hetherington, NSW.
Pass it on
A poem by Michele ‘Mickey’ Hetherington, NSW.
Patchwork Dreaming
A poem by Amy Oliveiro.
Please stop the violence
A poem by Sharon Roebourne
Proud Murri
A poem by Dan Davis, Queensland
Reconciliation
A poem by Clem J Collier, Taree NSW
Respect The Indigenous
A poem by Abi DRabi, Sydney, NSW.
Rise of the Crow
A poem by Michele "Mickey" Hetherington, NSW.
Roebourne: In the Shadow of a Mountain
A poem by Landon Punch, Roebourne, WA
Roots of a woman
A poem by Julie Saunders, St George, QLD.
Saltwater Mourning
A poem by Samuel McKechnie, New South Wales.
Self Education Political Conscience
A poem by Justin Walker, Australian Capital Territory
Shared Sunset
A poem by Jonathan Hill, Old Erowal Bay, New South Wales
Society
A poem by Dan Davis, central Queensland
Songlines
A poem by Nola Gregory, Western Australia.
Sorry
A poem by Christopher Moore, VIC
Sorry Day
A poem by Vicki Roach
Spirit And Belief
A poem by Bradley Flanders, Tamworth, New South Wales
Spirit Dreaming
A poem by Phillip McDonald, Newstead, VIC.
Stand Strong
A poem by Zelda Quakawoot, Mackay, QLD
Stop
A poem by Helen Moran
The Aboriginal Soldier
A poem by Sandra Gaal Hayman, Mount Annan, NSW.
The Australian
A poem by Aaron Richardson, Nimbin, New South Wales
The Bad Man
A poem by Michele ‘Mickey’ Hetherington, NSW.
The Black Duck Hunt
A poem by Chris Miller, Adelaide, SA
The Children
Poem by Sandra Gaal Hayman, Mount Annan, NSW
The Constitutional Rose
A poem by Zelda Quakawoot, Mackay, QLD
The Conversation
A poem by Dan Davis, Central QLD.
The Darkness in Behind the Sun
A poem by Leah McGarrity, Sydney, NSW.
The Disappointment of Being Biracial
A mother and daughter reflection by Nola Gregory and Rashaan Briggs, Geraldton, WA
The Dream
A poem by Zelda Quakawoot, QLD
The Elder
A poem by Patsy Jackson, Banyo, Queensland
The First Australians
A poem by Troy Hopkins, Oxley, Queensland
The Graffiti Poet
A poem by Chris Miller, Adelaide, SA.
The Heart of Auss
A poem by John M Wenitong, Queensland
The Keeper
A poem by Michele "Mickey" Hetherington, NSW
The light that remains
A poem by Michele “Mickey” Hetherington, NSW
The listed servitude of roots
A poem by Curly, Queensland
The Mascots of Hope
A poem by Zelda Quakawoot, Mackay, Queensland.
The Old Wood Stove
A poem by Nola Gregory, WA
The Real Me
A poem by Racheal Wilson from Perth, WA.
This Old Bloodwood
A poem by Sam McKechnie from Woolgoolga, NSW.
Thug Life
A poem by Ray Sailor
To Fight Another Day
A poem by Michael Thompson, Northern Territory.
Together We Go Hand In Hand
A poem by Sharon Roebourne, WA
Too Much Luuving
A poem by Zona Moore, Moree, New South Wales
Tribal Birth
A poem by Margaret Armstrong, Ipswich, Queensland
Tribal Land
A poem by Dale Backo
Tribal Lines
A poem by Dan Davis, Queensland
Unspoken
A poem by Michele "Mickey" Hetherington, NSW.
Unsung
A poem by Zelda Quakawoot, Mackay, Queensland
Untitled Poem
A poem by Sharon Livermore, New South Wales
Voice. Treaty. Truth.
A poem by Dan Davis, Central Queensland
Walk to the Future
A poem by Nola Gregory, Geraldton, WA
What Becomes Of Us Now
A poem by Dan Davis, Queensland
When Words Together
A poem by Zelda Quakawoot, QLD
Whence do you come from
A poem by Julie Saunders, St George, QLD.
Who are We?
A poem by Richard G Kennedy, Landcare Indigenous Involvement Officer, …
Why We Don't Celebrate Australia Day
A poem by Dan Davis, Central QLD
Wild Flowers
A poem by Ali Coby Eckermann, South Australia
Wisdom
A poem by J E Doyle, Macquarie Fields, New South Wales
Word of a Ghetto Child
A poem by Ray Sailor
You Still Wonder
A poem by John M Wenitong, Queensland
Your Way – Our Way – The Truth
A poem by Zelda Quakawoot, Mackay, Queensland
You’re better than that
A poem by Christina Ogilvie, Squamish Nation, Vancouver

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