Issue Details: First known date: 1993... 1993 Poems From the Madhouse [and] Now Millennium
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Notes

  • Work contains 'Poems from the Madhouse' by Sandy Jeffs, pp. 1-78 and 'Now Millennium' by Deborah Staines, pp. 77-124.
  • Dedication for Staines section: Dedicated to my mother , for her encouragement and independence of mind; and to Jeremy, in blue silk.

Contents

* Contents derived from the North Melbourne, Flemington - North Melbourne area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Spinifex Press , 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Poems From the Madhouse, Sandy Jeffs , selected work poetry (p. 1-78)
Here I Siti"Here,", Sandy Jeffs , single work poetry (p. 7)
Psychotic Episodei"When the chilled, icy wind blew,", Sandy Jeffs , single work poetry (p. 8)
Madness Creeps Ini"You slithered into the dark reaches of my mind,", Sandy Jeffs , single work poetry (p. 9)
Fragmenti"Two ways diverge in my mind,", Sandy Jeffs , single work poetry (p. 10)
Feari"Fear propels my thoughts into lunar orbits,", Sandy Jeffs , single work poetry (p. 11)
Glasshousei"There is no need for me to speak", Sandy Jeffs , single work poetry (p. 12)
Voices in the Darki"Hush, listen to the dark.", Sandy Jeffs , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Uninvited Stranger (for Lynne)i"Who is this uninvited stranger", Sandy Jeffs , single work poetry (p. 14)
Whisper My Friend (for Jill)i"Whisper, my friend, you are the only reality I have.", Sandy Jeffs , single work poetry (p. 15)
Paradox of the Whisperi"The whisper was my song of joy", Sandy Jeffs , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Thundering Voicesi"The voices, thundering inside the head,", Sandy Jeffs , single work poetry (p. 17)
Brutal Madnessi"Brutal Madness, come no more to my home.", Sandy Jeffs , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Confessioni"It is impossible to tell of the", Sandy Jeffs , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
The Revolving Doori"She stalks the ward and shudders", Sandy Jeffs , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
As She Gently Brushed My Long Hairi"As the solid door closed behind me,", Sandy Jeffs , single work poetry (p. 23)
On Being Certified Insanei"Doctor: Who's the Prime Minister of Australia?", Sandy Jeffs , single work poetry (p. 24)
The Visitationi"O glorious woman", Sandy Jeffs , single work poetry (p. 25)
The Queen of Heaveni"Sometimes when I look, I see you there,", Sandy Jeffs , single work poetry (p. 26)
There is a Sadness in Mei"There is a sadness in me Holy Woman,", Sandy Jeffs , single work poetry (p. 27)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Carnival: New Poetry Kerry Leves , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 154 1999; (p. 101-103)

— Review of The Impossible : And Other Poems R. A. Simpson , 1998 selected work poetry ; Not Quite the Man for the Job Adam Ford , 1998 selected work poetry ; The Heart at 3 a.m. Peter Bakowski , 1998 selected work poetry ; Jigsaw : Poems and Prose Poems Gary Catalano , 1998 selected work poetry ; Outside Temple Boundaries Jane Williams , 1998 selected work poetry ; Frankston 281 1998 sequence poetry ; The Body's Navigation Jane Gibian , 1998 selected work poetry ; Memory Shell Lucy Dougan , 1998 selected work poetry ; Donatello in Wangaratta Peter Rose , 1998 selected work poetry ; Await the Spring : Poems Marjorie Pizer , 1998 selected work poetry ; The World Beyond the Fig M. T. C. Cronin , 1998 selected work poetry ; Now Millennium Deborah Staines , 1993 selected work poetry ; Poems From the Madhouse [and] Now Millennium Sandy Jeffs , Deborah Staines , 1993 selected work poetry ; The Scythe Honed Fine : A.D. Hope, A Celebration for his 90th Birthday A. D. Hope , 1997 selected work poetry criticism biography
Making Our Own Meanings Roberta Munro , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , March vol. 6 no. 1 1994; (p. 13-14)

— Review of Poems From the Madhouse [and] Now Millennium Sandy Jeffs , Deborah Staines , 1993 selected work poetry ; House Arrest Jeri Kroll , 1993 selected work poetry ; On My Empty Feet Rhyll McMaster , 1993 selected work poetry ; Now Millennium Deborah Staines , 1993 selected work poetry
Untitled Julia Hancock , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Lesbians on the Loose , October vol. 4 no. [10] 1993; (p. 30)

— Review of Poems From the Madhouse [and] Now Millennium Sandy Jeffs , Deborah Staines , 1993 selected work poetry
Two in One Susan Schwartz , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 152 1993; (p. 56-57)

— Review of Poems From the Madhouse [and] Now Millennium Sandy Jeffs , Deborah Staines , 1993 selected work poetry
Pizza Parlour Primitives Don Anderson , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 June 1993; (p. 45)

— Review of Poems From the Madhouse [and] Now Millennium Sandy Jeffs , Deborah Staines , 1993 selected work poetry ; The Darkening Ecliptic 'Ern Malley' , 1944 collected work poetry ; Poetry Supreme 1992 1993 anthology poetry ; Now Millennium Deborah Staines , 1993 selected work poetry
Untitled Julia Hancock , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Lesbians on the Loose , October vol. 4 no. [10] 1993; (p. 30)

— Review of Poems From the Madhouse [and] Now Millennium Sandy Jeffs , Deborah Staines , 1993 selected work poetry
Carnival: New Poetry Kerry Leves , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 154 1999; (p. 101-103)

— Review of The Impossible : And Other Poems R. A. Simpson , 1998 selected work poetry ; Not Quite the Man for the Job Adam Ford , 1998 selected work poetry ; The Heart at 3 a.m. Peter Bakowski , 1998 selected work poetry ; Jigsaw : Poems and Prose Poems Gary Catalano , 1998 selected work poetry ; Outside Temple Boundaries Jane Williams , 1998 selected work poetry ; Frankston 281 1998 sequence poetry ; The Body's Navigation Jane Gibian , 1998 selected work poetry ; Memory Shell Lucy Dougan , 1998 selected work poetry ; Donatello in Wangaratta Peter Rose , 1998 selected work poetry ; Await the Spring : Poems Marjorie Pizer , 1998 selected work poetry ; The World Beyond the Fig M. T. C. Cronin , 1998 selected work poetry ; Now Millennium Deborah Staines , 1993 selected work poetry ; Poems From the Madhouse [and] Now Millennium Sandy Jeffs , Deborah Staines , 1993 selected work poetry ; The Scythe Honed Fine : A.D. Hope, A Celebration for his 90th Birthday A. D. Hope , 1997 selected work poetry criticism biography
Forecasts Jennifer Cooke , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , May vol. 72 no. 1037 1993; (p. 36)

— Review of Poems From the Madhouse [and] Now Millennium Sandy Jeffs , Deborah Staines , 1993 selected work poetry ; Now Millennium Deborah Staines , 1993 selected work poetry
Pizza Parlour Primitives Don Anderson , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 June 1993; (p. 45)

— Review of Poems From the Madhouse [and] Now Millennium Sandy Jeffs , Deborah Staines , 1993 selected work poetry ; The Darkening Ecliptic 'Ern Malley' , 1944 collected work poetry ; Poetry Supreme 1992 1993 anthology poetry ; Now Millennium Deborah Staines , 1993 selected work poetry
Two in One Susan Schwartz , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 152 1993; (p. 56-57)

— Review of Poems From the Madhouse [and] Now Millennium Sandy Jeffs , Deborah Staines , 1993 selected work poetry
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