Thanks to Damian Balassone for being a guest at The Footy Almanac Grand Final Eve Lunch. Here’s a couple of poems and details of how to buy the collection.
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Revisiting the Almanac Grand Final Eve Lunch 2024: The poetry of Damian Balassone
October 21, 2024 by 2 Comments
Almanac Poetry: ‘Chime’ – Damian Balassone
August 2, 2024 by Leave a Comment
‘Chime’ Poems by Damian Balassone is now available in paperback form.
Chime – Damian Balassone
October 23, 2022 by 3 Comments
‘Chime’ is a collection of work Damian Balassone has released on Kindle.
Almanac Book Review: Phil Dimitriadis on Damian Balassone’s ‘Strange Game in a Strange Land’
May 1, 2020 by 6 Comments
Phil Dimitriadis has followed the emergence of Damian Balassone as a poet since 2008. They have a fair bit in common, as this review essay suggests. ‘Strange Game in a Strange Land’ will resonate with those who love words and the game.
Daniel Yammacoona – Poems by Damian Balassone
April 19, 2013 by 3 Comments
Regular Knacker Damian Balassone has released Daniel Yammacoona, a collection of his poems.
The Old Champ Re-signs
June 30, 2026 by Leave a Comment
The signing of a footy contract features in poem from Damian Balassone.
Bob Dylan By the Numbers
June 10, 2026 by 22 Comments
Damian Balassone contributes a uniquely numerical take on Bob Dylan lyrics (and titles). And he asks for readers’ contributions.
Tilt
May 20, 2026 by 17 Comments
Damian Balassone’s poem celebrates ‘Tilt’s’ (Rod Carter’s) “only bloody goal in thirteen years.”
The Fall of the Half-Back Flanker
March 3, 2026 by 5 Comments
The trials and tribulations of a half-back flanker as seen by poet Damian Balassone
The Lairiser
February 24, 2026 by 2 Comments
The lair finds over-confidence can lead to embarrassment as Damian Balassone’s poem implies.
‘Schnozzer’ McKay Retires
February 17, 2026 by 7 Comments
Poet Damian Balassone examines a footy injury coming at the wrong time for a star footballer.
Almanac Books: ‘Here, Bear and Everywhere’
January 29, 2026 by 8 Comments
Damian Balassone has a new book out titled ‘Here, Bear and Everywhere’ featuring a ‘beary fun-filled romp through rhyme’ that early readers will love.
Ode to Head
January 6, 2026 by 10 Comments
Damian Balassone immortalises the great Aussie cricketer Travis Head in verse.
Almanac Teams: A South Asian-Australian XI
January 2, 2026 by 17 Comments
The announcement of Usman Khawaja’s retirement from Test cricket has inspired Damian Balassone to pick a team of Australian cricketers with South Asian heritage.
The Gambler
October 28, 2025 by 7 Comments
As it is Spring Carnival time we reprise a selection of verse from Damian Balassone related to the pros and cons of ‘The Gambler’. The selection was first first published in 2024.
Larrikin Lorikeets
October 17, 2025 by 8 Comments
Summer time is fun time for larrikin lorikeets notes Damian Balassone.
Positional Change
August 12, 2025 by 8 Comments
Where do you go when you’re having a bad match? It’s easy explains Damian Balasssone in his poem ‘Positional Change’.
Dramatic Asthmatic
July 14, 2025 by 10 Comments
A poem about allergies from Damian Balassone. [With winter here we reprise Damian’s poem from last year -Ed]
Almanac Poetry: Poets’ Lunch Reviewed
June 17, 2025 by 5 Comments
Poems about first love, lost mothers, aviator glasses, footy haiku, and much, much more, were all part of a very successful first Footy Almanac Poets’ Lunch last Friday.
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