Tom Cobbley, Eric Stanwick, Josh Kronfeld, Nerida Southwark Wales,
Mark Young, Patsy Ukelele Masterson, Tina Tjapaltjarra, Eric Beach,
Frank Stampfl, John Kinsella, Imants Tillers, Alec Kinsella, Philippa
Outbach, Kent Johnston, Emile Postage, Judith Kinsella, Ozzie Potts,
Steve Waugh, Nigel Roberts,...oh, how do you choose??

-----Original Message-----
From: ALI ALIZADEH [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, 27 February 2001 4:29 a.m.
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Aussie Post Poets


Fantastic idea! But Wilfred Owen wasn't Australian, was he? any chance of
ern
malley? maybe you can make the selection easier by deciding on eras or
particular
achievements or geography. Or even deciding on 'representatives' from
various sub-
cultures of our poetry - don't ask me what that means; I have no idea. I
dunno, but
post is such a public dominion; I'd suggest the widest possible selection
INCLUDING
poets of non-anglo background PLEASE. Thanks to Howard and Ruddock and
Hanson
Australia is already seen internationally as a white-power heaven; Malaysia
wants us
banned from an anti-racism forum. And I don't entirely blame them. Let's do
something about it. some ideas - and none of these names are
'multi-cultural-
novelities' but, in fact, amongst our most successful and important poets:
Dimitri
Tsaloumas, Roderta Sykes, Archie Weller, Ouyang Yu, Pei-O, Komninos, Natasha
Cho,
Mudrooroo, Ania Walwicz, Lionel Fogarty, etc (more will come to me soon).
Oodgeroo
of the tribe Noonuccal, etc.

Ali

---- Original Message ----
From: robert kennedy
Date: Mon 2/26/01 20:01
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Aussie Post Poets

Hi All,
           I have approached Australia Post about running a collection =
of stamps on Australian Poets, their reply was get this, you supply the =
list and our research department will take a look at it, so I am only =
going to submit my name and see what happens, seriously folks, I thought =
what the hell I'll do it, so below is a list of some Australian poets, =
now I imagine that this will cause a lot of discussion, all positive I =
hope, what I would like to do is submit a list of past and present poets =
that represent a good cross section of all Australian poets, regardless =
of anything.

Obviously there will be limit on what Australia Post can print, or will, =
so I was thinking a list of about 20 (I know) poets.

Australia Post have promised nothing, but if this is approached with a =
practical, evenly thought out submission it should stand a good chance, =
I did ask if it had been done before, no reply.

I know I will have missed several important poets, so if anyone can help =
me supply a more concise list please email me, if back channel is =
better, go for it, but maybe it might provoke some interesting =
discussion. =20


Here I go,

Robyn Archer, Lisa Bellear, Pam Brown, Rosemary Dobson, Gwen Harwood
Dorothy Mackellar, Dorothy Porter, Elizabeth Riddell, Judith Rodriguez, =
Judith Wright.

Brook Emery, Alec Hope, John Kinsella, Henry Lawson, David Malouf
Les Murry, Wilfred Owen, Banjo Patterson, Kenneth Slessor, John Tranter. =


There as so many more, I know, this is just a preliminary list, so help =
me.


Cheers =20


Rob Kennedy
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