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A. G. Pettet
A. G. Pettet (Adam Gregory Pettet) (born 1973) is a contemporary Australian poet and author. Pettet has published Poetry, Fiction and Journalism in anthologies, journals and magazines around the world including Oxford Poetry (UK), World Literature Today (US), Island Magazine (AUS) The Cortland Review (US) and Dazed and Confused Magazine (International). Pettet's first collection of poetry Melancholy’s Midnight Wanderings was published in 1996 by Sabazeos Books and my second collection of poetry Improvised Dirges – New and Selected Poems was published by Bareknuckle Books in 2015. Pettet was co-editor with, Brentley Frazer, of the Bareknuckle Poet Anthology 2015 and 2016 which was included in The Australian newspapers ‘Best Books of 2015’ He was the Assistant Director of the Queensland Poetry Festival from 1997 – 2000 and has presented at a number of festivals including The Brisbane Writers Festival, The Fringe Writers Festival, The Queensland Poetry Festival, The National Poetry Festival and the National Young Writers Festival. Pettet is also a sessional Tutor in Poetry and Literary Fiction at The University of Queensland

On ‘Improvised Dirges – New and Selected Poems’

I have just read A. G. Pettet's IMPROVISED DIRGES for the third time, between readings this book stays in the mind, then returning to its pages, it rewards the reader with more depth and complexity. I loved its startling images and ideas. Pettet has weight, dark humour, and an awareness of the limits of language but also creates movement with the joy of using words to build powerful lines; the poems are shapely and alive with imagination, and packed with  reality that goes straight to the mind and the heart. Pettet is a poet to savour and this book will draw people who are looking for powerful poetry to its pages.

- Robert Adamson

“The wicker man is growing in the field and he looks a lot like me.” So he does, and so does A. G. Pettet. Strong, beat poetics. Buy a copy: you’ll be glad you did!

John Tranter

“Original, vivid descriptions of the quotidian, Pettet comes up with the goods.” - Ali Jane Smith – The Australian

 Published works 

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Poetry


 * Melancholys Midnight Wanderings, Sabazeos Books 1996
 * Improvised Dirges - New and Selected Poems Bareknuckle Books 2016 ISBN 9780994186102

 Publications 

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Journals

Bareknuckle Poet Journal of Letters ISSN 2204 – 0420 (2013 - current)

Bareknuckle Poet Journal of Letters Anthology Volume 01, 2015

Bareknuckle Poet Journal of Letters Anthology Volume 02, 2016

Books'' ''

We the Mapless: new and selected poems by Ian Mcbryde

Travel Under Any Star: Collected Short Stories by Venero Armanno - Also Cover Design

Rock & Roll: Selected poems in Five Sets by Mark Pirie

For All The Veronicas: The Dog Who Staid - New Poems by Andrew Galan

Kulturkampf: New and Selected Poems by Brentley Frazer