Clarko

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

Bathsheba

With a minimum of words so much can be said as Damian Balassone’s poem ‘Bathsheba’ highlights.

Beauty and the Billionaire

A poem from Damian Balassone about a billionaire, beauty, and marriage, with all their ups and downs.

Round 18 – Adelaide v Collingwood: They’ve won me over (Floreat Pica Society)

It’s eight-in-a-row for Collingwood, as Damian Balassone reports for the Floreat Pica Society. This team, led on Saturday by Nick Daicos and skipper Scott Pendlebury (‘glorious in his 350th’), has won him over.

The New Sportswriter

A poem from Damian Balassone about sporting words called ‘The New Sportswriter’.

The Gambler

The plight of the gambler is portrayed tellingly in Damian Balassone’s poem.

1986

Two stars crossed paths and missed the real show in the sky in Damian Balassone’s tongue in cheek look back at 1986.

The Wizardry of Warne

Damian Balassone, inspired by Gideon Haigh’s recent book On Warne, writes of Warne’s most memorable dismissals. [First published in 2013]

The Old Migrant

Damain Balassone’s poem ‘The Old Migrant’ suggests thoughts don’t always reflect what is shown.

Almanac Footy: Peter Daicos video clips on Twitter

Damian Balassone shares clips of some of the many classic goals kicked by Peter Daicos.

Bryan Wood

He was until he wasn’t…Damian Balassone’s poem tackles the club trajectory of Bryan Wood.

Hollywood Hair Cycle

This poem from Damian Balassone reflects on hair loss and the cycle of life.

Montsalvat Wedding

Damian Balassone takes us to a very interesting wedding event through the suburbs of Melbourne to the idyll of Montsalvat.

The Weightlifter Retires

With the Olympics in mind, Damian Balassone has a quick and pertinent poem for the reader’s contemplation.

Jake Lever Leaving

‘Jake Lever Leaving’, a poem from Damian Balassone, reflects the despair when a favourite footballer leaves the club.

Naughty Poems

Damian Balassone has come up with a collection of ‘naughty poems’ to titillate readers.

Epitaph for a Triathlete

Sometimes you can’t have it all, as this Damian Balassone poem reflects.

Retrieving the Footy from the Tree

Another extract from Damian Balassone’s collection of footy-theme poems, ‘Strange Game in a Strange Land’.

The Pig-Headed President

Hubris reflects downfall in Damian Balassone’s topical poem, ‘The Pig-Headed President’.

Beach Footy

Damian Balassone shares a seasonally-appropriate poem from his collection: ‘Strange Game in a Strange Land’.