Perceptive, inspiring and wonderfully crafted, the poems presented here by Peter Rose are among the most outstanding literary works of 2008. Featuring established poets and promising newcomers, and gathered from a wide range of sources, this collection highlights the sheer brio and diversity of modern Australian verse.

Poets include: Dorothy Porter, Robert Adamson, Judith Beveridge, John Kinsella, Brenda Walker, Les Murray, Clive James, Fay Zwicky, Chris Wallace-Crabbe, Lisa Gorton, Rosemary Dobson, Stephen Edgar, Geoffrey Lehmann, Tracy Ryan and Laurie Duggan, and many more.