Poet and song-writer Glenn Butcher at his lyrical best with this number.
Almanac Poetry: Backyard Internationals
November 14, 2025 by 2 Comments
Glenn Butcher re-produces a poem he wrote before the Ashes series of 2010-11 reflecting the ‘backyard internationals’ he played with his brother..
Almanac (Working) Life: Sometimes I Forget
April 4, 2025 by 9 Comments
Glenn Butcher remembers a time when he got paid to watch the footy. Nice one if you can get it!
Almanac Footy: A Footy Fan’s Lament – Postscript
February 6, 2025 by 2 Comments
Two months ago Glenn Butcher shared a song written in the aftermath of the Swans’ Grand Final loss. Here’s a postscript.
Almanac Footy Songs: Glenn Butcher – Footy Fan’s Lament (Swans Song)
December 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
After Sydney lost the AFL Grand Final against Brisbane, Glenn Butcher wrote a lament expressing his disappointment of his team’s loss.
Revisiting the Footy Almanac Grand Final Eve Lunch 2024: Interpreting the signs
November 25, 2024 by 2 Comments
When Adelaide Auslan interpreter, muso and lyricist, Glenn Butcher came to Rick Darling’s book celebration at the Adelaide Lutheran Football Club in early 2024, he mentioned he was hoping to get across to Melbourne for an Almanac Lunch, and if things worked out for his footy club, maybe the Grand Final Lunch. Well, his footy side did make that Grand Final and he made the trip. He wrote a little poem in anticipation of the following day.
Almanac Life: My Football Team
March 25, 2024 by 14 Comments
Glenn Butcher makes his Almanac debut with a confession and, in doing so, captures the hope and fear of total love for his footy team.
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