- Slessor has a street in the Canberra suburb of McKellar named after him.
- Kenneth Slessor Park in Chatswood in named in his honour; the park features architecture with his poem, "Five Bells".[24]
- The 1988 musical Darlinghurst Nights is based on his poetry and he is featured as a character.
- The bells motif in "Five Bells" is referenced at the end of the 1999 song "You Gotta Love This City" by The Whitlams, which also involves a drowning death in Sydney Harbour.
- Slessor's poetry was chosen to be placed on the Higher School Certificate English reading lists, and was also examined in the final English exam.
- Kenneth Slessor has a plaque dedicated to him on the Sydney Writers Walk at Circular Quay.[25]
- The poem "For Kenneth Slessor" was written by Slessor's close friend Douglas Stewart soon after his death in 1971
- The poem "To Kenneth Slessor" by Peter Skrzynecki is about his relationship with the poet. This poem was featured in the poetry anthology Old/New World.[26]
- The poem "Time" by David McIlwain explores Slessor's poetry in terms of his life around Sydney Harbour
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