About The Geraint Goodwin Society
Our History
The desire to form a Society prompted Joan How to begin contacting a handful of others who were either related or connected to Geraint Goodwin by virtue of their interest in his writings` The Society was formed by registering a website domain name in 2010. Geraint Goodwin's daughter Myfanwy Lumsden kindly accepted the invitation to be the first President.
GERA!NT GOODWIN was born in 1903 and died in 1941. During his life he wrote the following:
NOVELS
Conversations with George Moore 1929
Call Back Yesterday 1935
The Heyday ln The BIood 1936 (Republished Palthian Library of wales2008) Watch for the Morning 1938
Come Michaelmas 1939
SHORT STORY COLLECTION
The White Farm 1938
POETRY A collection of poems 'A First Sheaf' See Poems to listen to one of them. Listen to a reading by Jane Evans involved in the renovation project of the Market Hall Newtown. Jane reads an extract from 'Heyday in the Blood. in which Geraint describes the Market Hall in 1870
Our website serves to draw attention to Geraint Goodwin's books and poems and to present a picture of his life and interests.
Our Aims
Are to bring to the awareness of those who have never known of Geraint Goodwin and of his books and poems.