Cirrus@Austlit

This site features information relating to a number of contemporary Australian poets with links to a selection of their poetic works in full-text and/or audio form.

The site was seen as providing a showcase for poets to publish their contemporary writing as well as a useful resource for 'students, teachers and anyone with an interest in poetry writing, reading or appreciation.'

The site ceased 2002/2003.

'Dogs are very much part of our lives - they are our companions and members of our families, they are our workmates and our guardians. Whether they are sleeping at our feet, chasing a ball along the beach or rounding up the sheep, our dogs have pride of place. The volume, part of the National Library's popular 'Little Books' series, the Little Book of Dogs celebrates the close relationship between Australians and their dogs through the delightful images from the Library's collection and poems by authors such as Henry Lawson, Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), Jack Davis and Les Murray.' (Publication summary)