y separately published work icon Semi Madness : Voices from Semaphore selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 Semi Madness : Voices from Semaphore
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'Second edition of a collection of hard-hitting poetry by an Adelaide-born poet. First published 1997 by Goodline Press. Describes people and places in the author's home suburb of Semaphore. Published simultaneously in paperback and downloadable PDF format. Author began writing full time in 1982 when an injury forced his early retirement from the building industry. He is well known for taking poetry to construction sites, jails, youth training centres and schools. Other titles include 'No Collars No Cuffs' and 'No Ticket No Start'.' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Dedication: To my late father John James Lawrence Goodfellow who told me to hurry slowly.
  • Manuscript edited by Graham Rowlands

Contents

* Contents derived from the Adelaide, South Australia,:Goodline Press , 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Gracei"It is 35 celcius", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 7)
A Handfuli"He was mounted on the footpath", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 33-34)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Notes:
Partial contents of 1997 publication indexed; remainder pending.

Works about this Work

Different Kinds of Burning : New Poetry Kerry Leves , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 165 2001; (p. 124-127)

— Review of Behind the Moon Jacob G. Rosenberg , 2000 selected work poetry ; A Fortunate Star Marjorie Pizer , 2001 selected work poetry ; Invisible Tattoos Lauren Williams , 2000 selected work poetry ; Semi Madness : Voices from Semaphore Geoff Goodfellow , 1997 selected work poetry ; Frankenstein's Bathtub Tricia Dearborn , 2001 selected work poetry ; Sealer's Cove D. J. Huppatz , 2000 single work poetry ; Hey, I've Got the Racist Flu! : A Faint Voice From Vietnamese School Children Dương Xuân , 2002 selected work poetry
An Old Lady's Charm Tim Lloyd , 1998 single work biography
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 28 January 1998; (p. 30)
Variety, Surprise and Sheer Pleasure Michael Sharkey , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 152 1998; (p. 118-120) The Poetic Eye : Occasional Writings 1982-2012 2016; (p. 350-352)

— Review of Semi Madness : Voices from Semaphore Geoff Goodfellow , 1997 selected work poetry ; The Sex Poems Unleashed Geoff Goodfellow , 1998 selected work poetry
'Geoff Goodfellow's Semi Madness brings together poems of his we've seen before in print, and some that we've heard from one end of the country to the other. Some are short, snappy lyrics others dramatic monologues, and a number of short or lengthy prose poems ('Out of the Shadows,' 'Me and Eddy', 'The Eyes Have It'...)
Variety, Surprise and Sheer Pleasure Michael Sharkey , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 152 1998; (p. 118-120) The Poetic Eye : Occasional Writings 1982-2012 2016; (p. 350-352)

— Review of Semi Madness : Voices from Semaphore Geoff Goodfellow , 1997 selected work poetry ; The Sex Poems Unleashed Geoff Goodfellow , 1998 selected work poetry
'Geoff Goodfellow's Semi Madness brings together poems of his we've seen before in print, and some that we've heard from one end of the country to the other. Some are short, snappy lyrics others dramatic monologues, and a number of short or lengthy prose poems ('Out of the Shadows,' 'Me and Eddy', 'The Eyes Have It'...)
Different Kinds of Burning : New Poetry Kerry Leves , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 165 2001; (p. 124-127)

— Review of Behind the Moon Jacob G. Rosenberg , 2000 selected work poetry ; A Fortunate Star Marjorie Pizer , 2001 selected work poetry ; Invisible Tattoos Lauren Williams , 2000 selected work poetry ; Semi Madness : Voices from Semaphore Geoff Goodfellow , 1997 selected work poetry ; Frankenstein's Bathtub Tricia Dearborn , 2001 selected work poetry ; Sealer's Cove D. J. Huppatz , 2000 single work poetry ; Hey, I've Got the Racist Flu! : A Faint Voice From Vietnamese School Children Dương Xuân , 2002 selected work poetry
An Old Lady's Charm Tim Lloyd , 1998 single work biography
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 28 January 1998; (p. 30)
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