In this Monday’s poem, Kevin Densley looks at the situation of the most iconic dog in Australian folklore.
Almanac Humour: He’s Got The Whole World In His Pants – Mondegreens
August 20, 2021 by 22 Comments
In this Friday’s column, KD writes about the unusual and typically amusing phenomenon of mondegreens – those mishearings/misinterpretations usually associated with songs and poems. [Thanks to ‘Swish’ Schwerdt for using the word in a response to a previous post of mine; it inspired this piece – KD]
Almanac Poetry: Irish
August 16, 2021 by 2 Comments
This Monday’s poem from Kevin Densley draws on family history, in particular his Irish ancestors, who, like many of their countryfolk, left their native land to start new lives around the world.
Almanac Music: She Passed By Me At The Fair (Song Lyric)
August 9, 2021 by 6 Comments
Something a little different from Kevin Densley – his most recent song lyric, written only weeks ago. ‘With Irish ancestry on both sides of my family, this lyric for a traditional-sounding Irish folk ballad was bound to come out sooner or later. Imagine these words in a brief, melodic song, wistfully sung.’
Almanac Music: Favourite Songs of the Half-Remembered Kind
August 6, 2021 by 4 Comments
Do you have songs you really like but, for an extended period of time, can only partially remember them? In this Friday’s post, KD asks Almanackers this question, and puts forward an example of his own.
Almanac Poetry: Triptych
August 2, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Kevin Densley’s poem reworks a classic 19th century French painting into an imagined three-part contemporary picture that critiques today’s consumerist society.
Almanac Music: Australian Winter Songs – Name a Personal Favourite.
July 30, 2021 by 28 Comments
Summer and music go so well together, as everyone knows. What about winter and music? In this piece, KD asks Almanackers to nominate a favourite winter song, and provides one of his own.
Almanac Poetry: A Change in the Atmosphere
July 26, 2021 by 1 Comment
Kevin Densley describes this week’s poem as “full-on Gothic horror”; eat your heart out, Poe!
Almanac History: Almanacs Through The Ages
July 23, 2021 by 2 Comments
In this Friday’s column, KD presents a very short history of almanacs in words and images.
Almanac Poetry: Sickle Moon
July 19, 2021 by 4 Comments
This Monday’s poem from Kevin Densley looks in detail at the sickle (or crescent) moon – compared to its gibbous and full cousins, it is found wanting!
Almanac Poetry: Hieronymus Bosch’s ‘The Conjurer’ (c. 1502)
July 12, 2021 by 9 Comments
This week’s poem from Kevin Densley concerns Hieronymus Bosch’s famous painting and how foolish people can be.
Almanac Food: KD’s Kitchen – The Anchovy: Èlite Piscine Performer
July 9, 2021 by 1 Comment
Who loves anchovies? Who loathes them? There seems to be no middle ground when it comes to this salty little fish. In this week’s instalment of KD’s Kitchen, Kevin Densley argues strongly on the side of these who are fans.
Almanac Poetry: The Local Mayor Launches a Literary Magazine
July 5, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Some book and magazine launches can be ok; some excruciating. This week’s poem by Kevin Densley depicts an example of the latter. (Any resemblance to any person living or dead is purely coincidental. Contains minor strong language.)
Almanac Memoir (and Music): The Last Time
July 2, 2021 by Leave a Comment
In this Friday’s piece, KD looks at ‘last times’, both personal and those more broadly historical in nature.
Almanac Poetry: Sea Horse
June 28, 2021 by 4 Comments
This week’s poem from Kevin Densley is about childhood, beauty and loss.
Almanac Fashion: Colac ‘Ready-To-Wear’
June 25, 2021 by 2 Comments
This week, in his regular Friday column, KD discusses his idea for a new fashion line, mainly inspired by Colac and Picasso.
Almanac Poetry: The Poem of My Enemy Has Not Been Anthologised
June 21, 2021 by 5 Comments
According to Kevin Densley, what was his motivation for this week’s poem? ‘Sometimes a poet just needs to vent!’
Almanac Poetry: Three Bushranger Trials, Berrima, New South Wales, September 1841
June 14, 2021 by 4 Comments
This week’s poem by Kevin Densley concerns crime and punishment in the early colonial days of New South Wales.
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