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Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Poems for a Dead Father
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Notes

    • Dedication: For my mother Lois, my sister Annette and brothers Mark (Bluey) and Brian
    • Book launched by Adelaide magistrate David Gurry at the Adelaide Writers' Festival on 7 March 2002.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Carlton North, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:The Vulgar Press , 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Poem for Johnnyi"There's no more talking", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 11-15)
Poems for a Dead Father, Geoff Goodfellow , sequence poetry (p. 11-27)
Scaled Downi"i couldn't believe it", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 16)
Removedi"At the funeral parlour", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 17)
A Quiet Spoti"A week after the old man died", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Johnny's Replyi"you should have copped", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 20-25)
No Complaintsi"Three sons", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 26)
Work It Outi"I thought the old man was", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 27)
Learning to Livei"Hey Johnny", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 28-30)
Tuned Ini"The signal tune for the", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 31-32)
The Accenti"I grew up in Adelaide", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 33-36)
Things Have Changedi"Hey Dad", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
It All Happened in Copley Streeti"I grew up in the 50s in", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 39-44)
Grace and Rhythmi"The old man never just", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 45-46)
To Your Three Sonsi"You said everyone loves a larrikin -", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 47-48)
A Report to the Captaini"G'day dad It's just turned", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 49-53)
I'm no Orphani"John it's been two years", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 54-59)
The Colour Bluei"You've been dead for nearly", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 60-63)
Miles Awayi"I remember my feet", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 64-65)
A Mirror to my Childhoodi"I was somewhere around forty", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 66-71)
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Works about this Work

Consoling Words with a Swagger Barry Hill , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 December 2003; (p. 11)
— Review of Poems : 1972-2002 Michael Leunig , 2003 selected work poetry ; Poems for a Dead Father Geoff Goodfellow , 2002 selected work poetry
Antidotes to Heavy Weather : New Poetry Kerry Leves , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 172 2003; (p. 87-90)
— Review of Night of Warehouses : Poems 1978-2000 Stephen Oliver , 2001 selected work poetry ; My Lover's Back : 79 Love Poems M. T. C. Cronin , 2002 selected work poetry ; The Learning Curve John Foulcher , 2002 selected work poetry ; En Passant Zan Ross , 2003 selected work poetry ; Poems for a Dead Father Geoff Goodfellow , 2002 selected work poetry ; Loanwords John Mateer , 2002 selected work poetry ; Land Partition : 8 Sections Louis Armand , 2000 single work poetry
Paul Mitchell Reviews Geoff Goodfellow Paul Mitchell , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , no. 12 2003;
— Review of Poems for a Dead Father Geoff Goodfellow , 2002 selected work poetry
[Untitled] Tim Metcalf , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , July no. 7 2002;
— Review of Poems for a Dead Father Geoff Goodfellow , 2002 selected work poetry
Class Act Glen Murdoch , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Sidewalk , December no. 10 2002; (p. 35-38)
— Review of Poems for a Dead Father Geoff Goodfellow , 2002 selected work poetry
Class Act Glen Murdoch , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Sidewalk , December no. 10 2002; (p. 35-38)
— Review of Poems for a Dead Father Geoff Goodfellow , 2002 selected work poetry
[Untitled] Tim Metcalf , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , July no. 7 2002;
— Review of Poems for a Dead Father Geoff Goodfellow , 2002 selected work poetry
Paul Mitchell Reviews Geoff Goodfellow Paul Mitchell , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , no. 12 2003;
— Review of Poems for a Dead Father Geoff Goodfellow , 2002 selected work poetry
Antidotes to Heavy Weather : New Poetry Kerry Leves , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 172 2003; (p. 87-90)
— Review of Night of Warehouses : Poems 1978-2000 Stephen Oliver , 2001 selected work poetry ; My Lover's Back : 79 Love Poems M. T. C. Cronin , 2002 selected work poetry ; The Learning Curve John Foulcher , 2002 selected work poetry ; En Passant Zan Ross , 2003 selected work poetry ; Poems for a Dead Father Geoff Goodfellow , 2002 selected work poetry ; Loanwords John Mateer , 2002 selected work poetry ; Land Partition : 8 Sections Louis Armand , 2000 single work poetry
Consoling Words with a Swagger Barry Hill , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 December 2003; (p. 11)
— Review of Poems : 1972-2002 Michael Leunig , 2003 selected work poetry ; Poems for a Dead Father Geoff Goodfellow , 2002 selected work poetry
A Year of Reading Well : Poetry Lyn McCredden , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 3 August 2002; (p. 7)
Sex and the Single Poet Nikki Barrowclough , 2002 single work biography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 23 November 2002; (p. 52-56)
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