Poetry by Camille Delaquise
Selected poems by Camille Delaquise, spanning Behind the Façade, RISE, The Precipice, and other published and standalone works.
This archive brings together poems by Camille Delaquise, a Melbourne poet whose work moves between the intimate and the political, the reflective and the urgent. Across her collections, Delaquise writes on climate, feminism, democracy, truth, inequality, power, and the complexities of modern life. Browse the archive by book, theme, or poem title, and explore a body of contemporary poetry shaped by conscience, clarity, and feeling.
Listed by Themes
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Climate
- Mar 13, 2026 The unknown
- Mar 13, 2026 Behind the facade
- May 29, 2019 What if?
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Democracy & Truth
- Mar 14, 2026 Don’t take me to be a fool
- Mar 14, 2026 Public opinion
- Mar 14, 2026 Asleep at the wheel
- Mar 13, 2026 About that bird that sings
- Mar 13, 2026 Blind obedience will not do
- Mar 13, 2026 No integrity to their written word
- Mar 13, 2026 The truth cannot be forgotten
- Mar 13, 2026 Poetry lives
- Mar 13, 2026 Power of authority
- Mar 3, 2026 For Freedom, Not Assange
- Mar 3, 2026 The guard
- Mar 1, 2026 Wildflower
- May 29, 2019 What if?
- May 29, 2019 Ghosts in the machine
- May 29, 2019 Should we fight?
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Feminisim
- Mar 13, 2026 The social experiment
- May 29, 2019 Female Voices
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Inequality & Power
- Mar 14, 2026 Welfare diversion
- Mar 14, 2026 52
- Mar 14, 2026 The alien refugee
- Mar 14, 2026 Renting time
- Mar 13, 2026 Evil does not know its own name
- Mar 13, 2026 Solitary confinement of those left behind
- Mar 13, 2026 Eradication of absurd wealth
- Mar 13, 2026 Hidden
- Mar 13, 2026 Power of authority
- Mar 3, 2026 For Freedom, Not Assange
- Mar 3, 2026 The guard
- Mar 1, 2026 Rebellion
- Mar 1, 2026 Wildflower
- May 29, 2019 What if?
- May 29, 2019 Ghosts in the machine
- May 29, 2019 Should we fight?
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Life
- Mar 15, 2026 Just a dreamer
- Mar 14, 2026 Coming home
- Mar 14, 2026 No box to tick
- Mar 14, 2026 What a pity
- Mar 14, 2026 The nature of creation
- Mar 14, 2026 I am saddened to have grown
- Mar 14, 2026 The day has passed me by (not to try)
- Mar 14, 2026 Encouragement
- Mar 14, 2026 What would you say if you knew?
- Mar 14, 2026 Fear of failure
- Mar 14, 2026 Love
- Mar 14, 2026 Artful way
- Mar 13, 2026 Nothing new
- Mar 13, 2026 ‘Rainbows and sunshine’
- Mar 13, 2026 Not perfection
- Mar 13, 2026 The beauty that is found
- Mar 13, 2026 A time well spent
- Mar 13, 2026 Letting go
- Mar 13, 2026 Saying no
- Mar 13, 2026 Misfit
- Mar 13, 2026 A moment of clarity
- Mar 13, 2026 The rise of hope
- Mar 13, 2026 Sorrow
- Mar 13, 2026 Friendship is…
- Mar 13, 2026 Lines and layers
- Mar 13, 2026 To love another
- Mar 13, 2026 Behind the facade
- Mar 3, 2026 A sense of something
- Mar 3, 2026 Blush
- Mar 1, 2026 A poem to brighten the day
- Feb 27, 2026 The gratitude poem
- May 29, 2019 What if?
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Society
- Mar 14, 2026 Experience forms understanding
- Mar 13, 2026 Constantly entertained
- Mar 13, 2026 Consumed
- Mar 13, 2026 Apathy
- Mar 13, 2026 A theory on conscience
- Mar 13, 2026 Detached
- Mar 13, 2026 Further perception
- Mar 13, 2026 Addiction – the other side
- Mar 13, 2026 Behind the facade
- Feb 27, 2026 The gratitude poem
- May 29, 2019 What if?