Ali Cobby Eckermann | |
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| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Known for | Poetry |
| Notable work | little bit long time, Ruby Moonlight, She is the Earth |
| Awards | Windham-Campbell Literature Prize |
Ali Cobby Eckermann (born 1963) is an Australian poet of Aboriginal Australian ancestry. She is a Yankunytjatjara woman born on Kaurna land in South Australia.
Eckermann has written poetry collections, verse novels and a memoir, and has been shortlisted for or won several literary awards. In 2017, she won the international Windham-Campbell Literature Prize for Poetry. She is a two-time winner of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Book of the Year (2013, 2024), the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry (2013) and Indigenous Writers' Prize (2024). She has travelled extensively, performing her poetry.