In writing this poem, KD declares the common rat ‘sonnet-worthy’, even if the kind of sonnet he has employed is of a decidedly modern kind.
Almanac Poetry: Beata Beatrix (Blessed Beatrice)
May 29, 2023 by 2 Comments
Kevin Densley based this poem upon the nineteenth century painting, Beata Beatrix by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, in part a memorial to the artists’s wife.
Almanac Poetry: Michelangelo Antonioni’s ‘Deserto Rosso’
May 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
In this poem, Kevin Densley examines a great ‘art film’ of the 1960s, Michaelangelo Antonioni’s ‘Deserto Rosso’ (‘Red Desert’).
Almanac Music: Women and Men, and Songs: Part 2 – Songs Featuring a Male Name
May 19, 2023 by 52 Comments
In Part 2 of ‘Women and Men, and Songs’, KD focuses upon songs which highlight a male name. As usual, Almanackers are encouraged to put forward their own selections.
Almanac Poetry: A Poem (Almost) Writes Itself
May 15, 2023 by Leave a Comment
From a wellspring as deep as eternity – this poem from Kevin Densley concerns the way writing can bubble up from a quiet place within.
Almanac Music: Women and Men, and Songs: Part 1 – Songs Featuring a Female Name
May 12, 2023 by 75 Comments
In this week’s piece, KD focuses upon songs which highlight female names. As usual, Almanackers are encouraged to put forward their own choices. (Part 2 of the piece, dealing with songs featuring male names, will appear next week.)
Almanac Poetry: fragments
May 8, 2023 by 2 Comments
Some days it’s better to do nothing in particular, according to today’s poem from Kevin Densley.
Almanac Poetry: Fighting Words
May 1, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This poem by Kevin Densley concerns his father, poetry, reading and a boxing great. [Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this contains the image of a deceased person.]
Almanac Music: Instrumentals
April 28, 2023 by 43 Comments
In this Friday’s piece, KD looks at instrumentals of the rock / pop era, and, as usual, welcomes feedback from Almanac readers.
Almanac Poetry: ‘The Great War – AIF Suite’
April 24, 2023 by 23 Comments
Kevin Densley’s ‘The Great War – AIF Suite’ poetry collection is as timely as ever on Anzac Day. Read on for some poignant and arresting reflections on Australian soldiers who fought in World War One.
Almanac Poetry: Looks Good, Though
April 17, 2023 by Leave a Comment
In this poem, Kevin Densley looks at Paul Gauguin’s painting ‘The Yellow Christ’ and asks what may be an obvious, if overlooked, question.
Almanac Music: Angels, Devils and Flawed Humanity – Part 2: Ten Songs About Devils
April 14, 2023 by 39 Comments
‘Part 2: Ten Songs About Devils’ is the second article in a three-part piece for The Footy Almanac, to appear over successive weeks. The focus is upon songs which are closely connected to devils in some way. Almanac readers are warmly welcomed to add to Kevin Densley’s list.
Almanac Poetry: Stone and Darkness
April 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Kevin Densley presents a moving poem about Easter Sunday, set at dawn in the precinct of St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne.
Almanac Music: Angels, Devils and Flawed Humanity – Part I: Ten Songs About Angels
April 7, 2023 by 32 Comments
‘Part 1: Ten Songs About Angels’ is the first article in a three-part piece for The Footy Almanac, to appear over successive weeks. The focus is upon songs which are closely connected to angels in some way. Almanac readers are warmly welcomed to add to Kevin Densley’s list.
Almanac Poetry: Rampantly Bad Poets’ Society
April 3, 2023 by 2 Comments
This Monday’s poem, according to Kevin Densley, ‘is one from my archives, decades old, but previously unpublished. In it, the poem’s speaker takes pot-shots at a range of poetry he loathes.’
Almanac Music: Songs and Cars
March 24, 2023 by 31 Comments
Cars – like teenagers and high school – are a common feature in songs of the rock‘n’roll era. In this Friday’s column, KD writes about songs and cars, and, as usual, welcomes comments from Almanac readers.
Almanac Poetry: Jubilee Lake
March 20, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This week’s poem by Kevin Densley was inspired by Jubilee Lake, in Daylesford, central Victoria.
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