Michael Pardy wrote ‘She’s a Grid Girl’ a few years ago reflecting the image of a particular type of person viewed by him.
Almanac Poetry: Gough
November 12, 2025 by 4 Comments
‘He was a tall man, he was a very tall man’, states Michael Pardy with one of his thoughts in his poem, ‘Gough’.
Almanac Books: ‘Only Golfers Can Understand’ – Michael Pardy
September 2, 2025 by 11 Comments
Almanacker Michael Pardy has released a poetry collection ‘Only Golfers Can Understand’. You have the chance to win one of three copies Michael is giving away to Almanac readers. [Congratulations Pards, and thank you for your generous giveaway – Eds]
Almanac Poetry: Shakespeare Takes a Turn
June 27, 2025 by 3 Comments
‘To be or not to be’ – ‘is a shank still a shank?’ With club in hand, golf has become somewhat Shakespearian for Pards.
Almanac Poetry: No one is Safe – Michael Pardy
May 20, 2025 by 2 Comments
Following the Welsh poetic form called Englyn, Pards produces his poem, ‘No one is Safe’.
Almanac Life and Sport: Tight Finishes
April 16, 2025 by 3 Comments
The tight finish to the US Masters this week forms a perfect background for Michael Pardy’s latest poetry offering on close finishes in big sporting events.
Almanac Golf: Dream Holes
March 11, 2025 by 2 Comments
If we could play the golf of our dreams what a game we’d play suggests Pards channelling the inner thoughts of Fydor Dogski.
Almanac Footy (Rescheduling): Towards a Department of Football Fan Efficiency
March 3, 2025 by 3 Comments
With the AFL (and other codes) striving to get more eyes on more screens more often, Pards presents his footy equivalent of the DOGE craze.
Almanac Golf – Golf Tips: 3
February 3, 2025 by 2 Comments
Pards is back with more golfing tips of the trade.
Almanac Golf – Golf Tips: 2
January 2, 2025 by 8 Comments
Pards returns to his Golf Tips series with Part 2. It’s all about taking aim in a variety of situations. (Now let’s hope that Part 4 appears at some stage!)
Almanac Golf: Golf Tips: 1
October 25, 2024 by 5 Comments
Pards offers some subtle putting hints to assist your golfing game.
Almanac Poetry: Golf – 6
July 31, 2024 by 2 Comments
In this sixth of his poems about golf, Pards questions a friend’s priorities in life. Just where does golf fit into a new reality?
Almanac Poetry: Golf – 5
May 15, 2024 by 4 Comments
With our attention drawn to the Aurora in the sky, this new poem from Pards references the time when golf was first played on the moon
Almanac Poetry: Golf – 4
April 12, 2024 by 3 Comments
A golf poem written by Michael Pardy while listening to Mr James Brown who grew up in Parkway Drive about 3 miles from the course.
Almanac Poetry: Golf – 3
March 20, 2024 by 5 Comments
After almost getting a birdie, Pards ponders the difficulties of becoming Tiger Woods as expressed in his latest golfing poem.
Almanac Poetry: Golf 2
March 7, 2024 by 5 Comments
Michael Pardy is back on the golf course and pens an ode to his Dunlop Hot Spot Number 2 which survived a complete round of golf without being lost.
Almanac Poetry: Golf 1
February 27, 2024 by 7 Comments
Michael Pardy has returned to golf after a break of 20 years. Beautiful game he says, and as a result, he has neglected his writing, so Michael has remedied that by writing golf poems. Here is his first golf poem.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Go see Joe’
July 26, 2023 by Leave a Comment
In his aviators, Smokin’ Joe from West Altona is the epitome of cool implies Pards in his verse.
You couldn’t script this…
July 25, 2022 by 2 Comments
Michael Pardy muses on the building pressure around 2022’s great escape artists Collingwood and predicts a (perhaps fitting?) finale…
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