Lionel Fogarty. Photo by Jacqueline Mittelman. Courtesy Hyland House Publishing.
Lionel George Fogarty (born 1958) is an Aboriginal Australian poet and political activist.[1]
Life[]
Fogarty was born at Barambah (now called Cherbourg Aboriginal Reserve) in Queensland where he grew up. He has been involved in Aboriginal activism from his teenage years, mainly in Southern Queensland on issues such as Land Rights, Aboriginal health and deaths in custody. His brother, Daniel Yock died at the hands of police in 1993. His poetry, while in no way dismissable as simply 'political poetry', can be seen as an extension of these activities on another front. Common themes are the maintenance of traditional aboriginal culture and the everyday realities of European occupation. Among the most 'experimental' of contemporary Australian poetry, his work has sometimes been described as 'surrealist'. Certainly large amounts of Indigenous Language, which white Australians sometimes find confronting, are employed but in part as an attempt to further dialogue between Australian cultures.
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Kargun. Brisbane: Cheryl Buchanan, 1980.
- Yoogum Yoogum. Ringwood, Vic: Penguin, 1982.
- Kudjela. Spring Hill, Qld: Planet Press, 1983.
- Ngutji (illustrated by Lyn Briggs). Spring Hill, Qld.: Cheryl Buchanan, 1984.
- Jagera. Coominya, Qld: Cheryl Buchanan, 1990.
- New and Selected Poems: Munaldjali, mutuerjaraera. Melbourne: Hyland House, 1995.
- Minyung Woolah Binnung: What saying says. Southport, Qld: Keeaira Press, 2004.
- Dha’gun Jabree Djan Mitti. Cambridge, UK: Salt Publishing, 2007.
- Yerrabilela Jimbelung: Poems about Family and Friends. Southport, Qld: Keeaira Press, 2008.
Juvenile[]
- Booyooburra: A story of the Wakka Murri. Hyland House, 1993.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy the Australian Poetry Library.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lionel Fogarty (1958- ) Australian Poetry Library, University of Sydney. Web, Dec. 22, 2013.
External links[]
- Poems
- Illustrated poems from What saying says
- Three poems at Jacket magazine
- Lionel Fogarty (Australia, 1958 at Poetry International (profile & 20 poems).
- Lionel Fogarty (1958- ) in the Australian Poetry Library (247 poems).
- About
- Lionel Fogarty at Australian Literature Resources
- Australian poet Lionel Fogarty in conversation with Philip Mead
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