Charles Buckmaster (1950–1972) was an Australian poet. He was involved in the publication of ''The Great Auk''. During his lifetime, he published two volumes of poetry, both reprinted after his death by the

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collection. While his output was not prolific, his poems have been included in many poetry

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. His early death placed him with

Michael Dransfield Michael Dransfield (12 September 1948 – 20 April 1973) was an Australian poet active in the 1960s and early 1970s who wrote close to 1,000 poems.

, another short lived poet of the era. Australian poet Robbie Coburn’s 2019 collection ''The Other Flesh'' (

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) was dedicated to Buckmaster.

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1950 births 1972 deaths Place of birth missing 20th-century Australian poets Australian male poets 20th-century Australian male writers {{Australia-poet-stub