Bruce Dawe By lexicon Feb 15, 1930 Born Period: 1955 to 1975 Vietnam War 1959 Joined RAAF 1962 Published first collection of poetry Nov 22, 1963 JFK assassinated May 27, 1967 Referendum-the vote for indigenous australians 1969 Started teaching at Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education and the University of Southern Queensland 1969 Moon landing Period: 1971 to 1993 Shift from 'street poetry' to performance poetry 1993 Ended teaching at university 2016 Boarder security poem collection 2020 Died