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Chime – Damian Balassone

‘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’

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

Regular Knacker Damian Balassone has released Daniel Yammacoona, a collection of his poems.

Hebrew Couplets

With Easter this weekend Damian Balassone presents his ‘Hebrew Couplets’ with tongue firmly in his cheek.

The Old Cricketer

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

River Boy

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

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.

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.

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!

Clarko

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

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’.

Almanac Footy: Peter Daicos video clips on Twitter

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

Hollywood Hair Cycle

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