Mukky is the preferred name of JOHN MUK MUK BURKE. He is a Wiradjuri/Irish man born in Narrandera NSW Australia in 1946. Mukky has spent his life as a teacher and writer. Bridge of Triangles won the David Unaipon Award in 1993 and Nightsong and Other Poems won the RAKA Award in 2000. He has a new book of poetry appearing mid 2019. Published by CORDITE (Melbourne) it is yet to be given a title. Mukky lives in a flat near the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga NSW. He has two adult children and three granddaughters. Mukky's other interest include red wine and piano playing. He also paints in acrylics choosing a mixture of Aboriginal motifs mixed with images studied from the Hubble Telescope.
Mukky is the preferred name of JOHN MUK MUK BURKE. He is a Wiradjuri/Irish man born in Narrandera NSW Australia in 1946. Mukky has spent his life as a teacher and writer. Bridge of Triangles won the David Unaipon Award in 1993 and Nightsong and Other Poems won the RAKA Award in 2000. He has a new book of poetry appearing mid 2019. Published by CORDITE (Melbourne) it is yet to be given a title. Mukky lives in a flat near the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga NSW. He has two adult children and three granddaughters. Mukky's other interest include red wine and piano playing. He also paints in acrylics choosing a mixture of Aboriginal motifs mixed with images studied from the Hubble Telescope.
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