Nymph of Ningaloo

A poem from Damian Balassone’s collection ‘Chime’, Nymph of Ningaloo.

The Blue Bay Café

Damian Balassone’s latest offering finds him reminiscing about The Blue Bay Café

The Old Cricketer

Damian Balassone expresses the woes and remaining positive afflicting older sporting types in his poem ‘The Old Cricketer’.

The Messiah from Moe

Damian Balassone’s latest offering, ‘The Messiah from Moe’, is a poem reflecting fitting in.

River Boy

A poem from Damian Balassone about fishing, a dreaming boy, the river and the way.

Almanac Footy: The agony and the ecstasy of Collingwood Grand Final experiences

Usually a man of a few, well chosen and poetic words, Damian Balasonne recounts in detail his experience of the 2023 Grand Final with glimpses from previous deciders thrown in to highlight the significance of this year’s sweet victory.

The Last Thylacine

Damian Balassone’s latest poem thoughtfully ponders the fate of the thylacine

Bronzed Aussies

Damian Balassone presents his thoughts in a couplet about a recent event.

Darcy Moore

Damian Balassone has a chance meeting with a Collingwood angel.

Winter to Spring

The butterfly is the proof of spring as indicated by Damian Balassone’s poem, ‘Winter to Spring’.

Mike Brady Presents: The Songs of Football’s Greatest Sons

A must have item for many a young footy fan in the early 1980s and Damian Balassone was lucky enough to get his hands on a copy after scrimping and saving his pocket money… it is Mike Brady’s ‘The Songs of Football’s Greatest Sons’. [The Footy Almanac reprises this post by Damian Balassone which in part features Ron Barassi who passed away a few days ago. – Ed]

Watching You Eat

A poem from Damian Balassone featuring sweets, defeat, and eunuchs!

Myths

Damian Balassone presents a collection of short poems related to the theme of myths.

The Cowboy Surfer

‘The Cowboy Surfer’ is the latest offering from Damian Balassone.

Border

Damian Balassone recalls an ODI match between Australia and the West Indies which he attended with his dad, and the anticipation of waiting for Allan Border to take strike.

Final Year Assembly

Damian Balassone says goodbye to the school year with his poem of a final assembly.

Blind Boy Dreaming

With the release of his new book, Chime, Damian Balassone gives us an insight to his work by introducing us to Blind Boy Dreaming, which originally appeared in Arena!

Chime – Damian Balassone

‘Chime’ is a collection of work Damian Balassone has released on Kindle.

Mark Philippoussis

Casanova and Kournikova, a little something from Balassone!

Clarko

Using rhyme as an alternative Damian Balassone puts Clarko into perspective.