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Geoffrey Lehmann Geoffrey Lehmann i(A1555 works by) (a.k.a. Geoffrey John Lehmann)
Born: Established: 1940 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Anita Russakova Walking to the Gulag i "She walked across the snow in her blue shoes", Geoffrey Lehmann , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 November 2023; (p. 13)
1 Homeric Spiel of a Great Taxidermist of Society Geoffrey Lehmann , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11 June 2022; (p. 18)

— Review of Near Believing : Selected Monologues and Narratives 1967-2021 Alan Wearne , 2022 selected work poetry
1 The Nature of Things i "Ten years older than my sister when I last saw her", Geoffrey Lehmann , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5 February 2022; (p. 18)
1 2 y separately published work icon Leeward : A Memoir Geoffrey Lehmann , Sydney : NewSouth Publishing , 2018 14746912 2018 single work autobiography

'‘For my first ten years I grew up in Lavender Bay with the smell of salt water, in houses facing the grey curved eye of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. There was a distant rumble, like thunder, when trains went across.’

'This is a lyrical and honest memoir of a poet’s life in Sydney. From Lavender Bay to Lindfield, Geoff Lehmann tells the story of his life as a poet, tax lawyer, member of the Sydney Push, single father to three small children and finally, a happily married man who returns to poetry writing and translation. His life and work crosses with some of the leading cultural figures of the twentieth century and beyond – Les Murray, Judith Wright, Christopher Brennan, Clive James. He traces the contours of his own life and his family history, and the contours of particular slice of Sydney.'  (Publication summary)

1 The Psychiatrist as Poet Geoffrey Lehmann , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Institute Review , October no. 4 2016;

— Review of White-out : Selected Published Poems 1986 - 2016 Saxby Pridmore , 2016 selected work poetry
1 Small Child and Art Installation Geoffrey Lehmann , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Free Mind : Essays and Poems in Honour of Barry Spurr 2016;
1 Poets Who Are Hurt into Poetry : Geoffrey Lehmann Launches ‘Rupture’ by Susan Varga Geoffrey Lehmann , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , October – December no. 20 2016;

— Review of Rupture Susan Varga , 2016 selected work poetry
1 The Princess Who Became a Queen Geoffrey Lehmann , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 59 no. 4 2015; (p. 58-60)

— Review of Now You Shall Know Jennifer Compton , 2015 selected work poetry
1 Jamie Grant : Form with Feeling Geoffrey Lehmann , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , January / February vol. 59 no. 1/2 2015; (p. 108-109)
'Jamie Grant is one of Australia's best, but most neglected poets. It is about a decade and a half since a book of his poems has appeared. His father and, only to a slightly lesser extent his mother, are a recurring presence in this superbly readable book.' (Publication abstract)
1 Review : Exhibits of the Sun Geoffrey Lehmann , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 367 2014; (p. 57)

— Review of Exhibits of the Sun Stephen Edgar , 2014 selected work poetry
1 Why I Write Poetry Geoffrey Lehmann , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Best Australian Poems 2014 2014; (p. 168-170)
1 8 y separately published work icon Poems 1957 - 2013 Geoffrey Lehmann , Crawley : UWA Publishing , 2014 7248812 2014 selected work poetry

'Geoffrey Lehmann’s distinguished career as a poet culminates in this volume of collected work from 1957–2013. Displaying the breadth and depth of his poetry, Lehmann explores human nature in settings as diverse as ancient Rome and rural New South Wales, from searing satire to the domestic life of a family.' (Publisher's Blurb)

1 A Resilient and Brilliantly Observant Poet Geoffrey Lehmann , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 350 2013;

— Review of New and Selected Poems Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 2013 selected work poetry
1 Self Portrait at 65 i "I sit alone watching Japanese anime film", Geoffrey Lehmann , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Best Australian Poems 2013 2013; (p. 142-146)
1 Lovers Dance Through Time Geoffrey Lehmann , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15-16 June 2013; (p. 20)

— Review of Eldershaw Stephen Edgar , 2012 selected work poetry
1 Books of the Year Dennis Altman , James Ley , Geoffrey Lehmann , John Kinsella , Paul Kane , Lisa Gorton , Kerryn Goldsworthy , Andrea Goldsmith , Judith Beveridge , Don Anderson , John Tranter , Jane Sullivan , Peter Stothard , Brenda Niall , Alex Miller , Brian McFarlane , David McCooey , Patrick McCaughey , Chris Wallace-Crabbe , Tony Birch , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2012 - January 2013 no. 347 2012; (p. 31-32, 34-37)
Australian writers and reviewers each nominate their best books of 2012. Some of the books listed are by Australian writers.
1 Thirteen Reviews of the New Babylon Inn i "'The world's eighth worst hotel?", Geoffrey Lehmann , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Best Australian Poems 2012 2012; (p. 90-92)
1 Strictly Ballroom Geoffrey Lehmann , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 345 2012; (p. 66-67)

— Review of The Red Sea : New and Selected Poems Stephen Edgar , 2012 selected work poetry
1 Poetic Life in Pursuit of the Intervening Angel Geoffrey Lehmann , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30 June - 1 July 2012; (p. 22)

— Review of Rosemary Dobson : Collected Rosemary Dobson , 2012 selected work poetry
1 Unlicensed (from Spring Forest) i "Unlicensed I drive along roads I know well,", Geoffrey Lehmann , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Best Australian Poems 2011 2011; (p. 98-99)
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