Peter Rose is the Editor of the Australian Book Review. Prior to taking on this role in 2001, he worked as a publisher at Oxford University Press from 1986 until 2000.

Peter’s published works include:

The House of Vitriol (1990)

The Catullan Rag (1993), shortlisted for The Age Book of the Year

Donatello in Wangaratta (1998), shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s Prize for Poetry and The Age Book of the Year 

Rose Boys (2001), awarded the National Biography Award and shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Award 

Rattus Rattus: New and Selected Poems (2005)

A Case of Knives (2005), longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award

Roddy Parr (2010)

Crimson Crop (2012), awarded the Queensland Literary Award and shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award

The Subject of Feeling (2015), awarded the Victorian Premier’s Poetry Award

Drama the Dam (2016).

Peter is a previous board member of Melbourne Writers Festival, Meanjin, Oxford University Press and the Robert Rose Foundation.

Related episodes:

Alicia Sometimes and Omar Musa are other Australian poets who have spoke to The Garret about poetry and the power of the spoken word.

Michael Heyward is one of the great Australian publishers mentioned by Peter.

About The Garret

The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript of Peter’s interview is available at www.thegarretpodcast.com/peter-rose.