Peter Rose (poet)
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Peter Rose is an Australian poet, critic, novelist and editor. He belongs to a notable Collingwood Football Club family. His father, Bob Rose
, was a famous player and coach. His brother, Robert Rose
(1952-1999), played for Collingwood and opened the batting for Victoria before an accident left him a quadriplegic in 1974. He was educated at Haileybury, Melbourne
and Monash University
.
In 2001 Peter Rose published Rose Boys, a family memoir which won the National Biography Award
in 2003. During the 1990s, Rose was a publisher at Oxford University Press, Australia, where he published a range of Oxford reference books and dictionaries. Since 2001 he has been the editor of the Australian Book Review
. He has also edited two poetry anthologies. In 2009 he appeared on the judging panel for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards
, and in 2011 he judged the National Biography Award. He has for more than a decade been chairperson of the Robert Rose Foundation, which assists people with spinal cord injuries. An extensive election of his poetry appears in the Australian Poetry Library.
Bob Rose (footballer)
Robert "Bob" Rose was an Australian rules footballer and coach in the VFL. He is widely regarded as the greatest player ever to play for Collingwood.-Playing career:...
, was a famous player and coach. His brother, Robert Rose
Robert Rose
Robert Rose may refer to:* Robert E. Rose, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada* Robert L. Rose, U.S. Representative from New York* Robert S. Rose , U.S...
(1952-1999), played for Collingwood and opened the batting for Victoria before an accident left him a quadriplegic in 1974. He was educated at Haileybury, Melbourne
Haileybury, Melbourne
Haileybury is an independent school affiliated with the Uniting Church in Australia, located in Berwick, Brighton East and Keysborough, suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school incorporates both Haileybury College, an all-boys college and Haileybury Girls' College, an all-girls college...
and Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
.
In 2001 Peter Rose published Rose Boys, a family memoir which won the National Biography Award
National Biography Award
The National Biography Award, established in Australia in 1996, is awarded for the best published work of biographical or autobiographical writing by an Australian. It aims "to encourage the highest standards of writing biography and autobiography and to promote public interest in those genres". It...
in 2003. During the 1990s, Rose was a publisher at Oxford University Press, Australia, where he published a range of Oxford reference books and dictionaries. Since 2001 he has been the editor of the Australian Book Review
Australian Book Review
Australian Book Review is Australia's leading literary review. Created in 1961 the ABR is an independent non-profit organisation that publishes articles, reviews, commentaries, essays, and new writing...
. He has also edited two poetry anthologies. In 2009 he appeared on the judging panel for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards
Prime Minister's Literary Awards
The Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards were announced at the end of 2007 by the incoming Rudd Ministry following the 2007 election. They are administered by the Minister for the Arts....
, and in 2011 he judged the National Biography Award. He has for more than a decade been chairperson of the Robert Rose Foundation, which assists people with spinal cord injuries. An extensive election of his poetry appears in the Australian Poetry Library.
Poetry
- The House of Vitriol, Picador, 1990 ISBN 0330271989.
- The Catullan Rag, Picador, 1993 ISBN 0330274155.
- Donatello in Wangaratta, Hale & Iremonger, 1998 ISBN 0868066540.
- Rattus Rattus: New and Selected Poems, Salt Publications, 2005 ISBN 9781844710690.
Fiction
- A Case of Knives, Allen & Unwin, 2005 ISBN 1741145368.
- Roddy Parr, Fourth Estate, 2010, ISN 9780732290276.
Anthology
- The Best Australian Poems 2007, Black Inc., 2007 ISBN 9781863954174.
- The Best Australian Poems 2008, Black Inc., 2008 ISBN 9781863953050.