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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)
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Dedication: To my late father John James Lawrence Goodfellow who told me to hurry slowly.
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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.
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Different Kinds of Burning : New Poetry
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 165 2001; (p. 124-127)
— Review of Behind the Moon 2000 selected work poetry ; A Fortunate Star 2001 selected work poetry ; Invisible Tattoos 2000 selected work poetry ; Semi Madness : Voices from Semaphore 1997 selected work poetry ; Frankenstein's Bathtub 2001 selected work poetry ; Sealer's Cove 2000 single work poetry ; Hey, I've Got the Racist Flu! : A Faint Voice From Vietnamese School Children 2002 selected work poetry -
An Old Lady's Charm
1998
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 28 January 1998; (p. 30) -
Variety, Surprise and Sheer Pleasure
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 1997 selected work poetry ; The Sex Poems Unleashed 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'...)
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Variety, Surprise and Sheer Pleasure
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 1997 selected work poetry ; The Sex Poems Unleashed 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
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 165 2001; (p. 124-127)
— Review of Behind the Moon 2000 selected work poetry ; A Fortunate Star 2001 selected work poetry ; Invisible Tattoos 2000 selected work poetry ; Semi Madness : Voices from Semaphore 1997 selected work poetry ; Frankenstein's Bathtub 2001 selected work poetry ; Sealer's Cove 2000 single work poetry ; Hey, I've Got the Racist Flu! : A Faint Voice From Vietnamese School Children 2002 selected work poetry -
An Old Lady's Charm
1998
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 28 January 1998; (p. 30)
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