Poems from the madhouse / Sandy Jeffs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jeffs, Sandy, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Schizophrenia--Poetry.

Schizophrenia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (98 p.)

Edition:

[3rd ed.].

Place of Publication:

North Melbourne, Vic. : Spinifex, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A powerful collection of poetry about schizophrenia, with an introduction for young people, discussing the causes/effects .

Contents:

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; HERE I SIT; PSYCHOTIC EPISODE; MADNESS CREEPS IN; FRAGMENT; FEAR; GLASSHOUSE; VOICES IN THE DARK; THE UNINVITED STRANGER; WHISPER MY FRIEND; PARADOX OF THE WHISPER; THE THUNDERING VOICES; BRUTAL MADNESS; THE CONFESSION; THE REVOLVING DOOR; AS SHE GENTLY BRUSHED MY LONG HAIR; ON BEING CERTIFIED INSANE; THE VISITATION; THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN; THERE IS A SADNESS IN ME; POSSESSION; OVER EXPOSED; RAMBLINGS OF A PSYCHE IN DESPAIR; WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT; THE MADWOMAN IN THE ATTIC; ON LOOKING AT MILLAIS' OPHELIA

ON LOOKING ATIOMILLAIS' O-PFELIADAMNED AS WE ALL ARE; VOICES IN THE DARK II; ASYLUM; THE POSSESSED; THE WANDERER; SITTING ON THE BALCONY OF 'B'WARD; HEATHER; CASSANDRA; JULIAN; HELENA AND FRED; DIANNE; DEREK; WE; SELF-PORTRAIT: MADNESS; SELF-PORTRAIT: SANITY; DEATH WISH; LIFE WISH; DESPAIR; THE RAZOR'S EDGE; I HAVE SEEN; WHO WANTS TO KNOW; THE DARK DOOR; SPIRITUS INSANIAE; LARUNDEL: 'A' WARD 1991; AND NOISE DROWNS THE BREATH OF THE NIGHT GOING BY; RESTLESSNESS; DEATH RISING; I; II; III; WHITE LIGHT/WHITE MADNESS; HELLO? IS ANYONE OUT THERE?; A THESAURUS OF MADNESS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

OTHER POETRY TITLES FROM SPINIFEX PRESSBlood Relations; Wire Dancing; Bird; Two Lips Went Shopping; Perverse Serenity; Summer was a Fast Train without Terminals; Sybil: The Glide of Her Tongue; Feminist Fables; St Suniti and the Dragon

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-306-10304-5

1-74219-150-9

1-74219-148-7

OCLC:

315295037