It was a ripper night. Thanks to Michael Silver of Magnet Galleries for these tremendous shots. And to Gideon Haigh for coming along to talk about Certain Admissions.
Ode to raconteur and wordsmith extraordinaire, Gideon Haigh
October 19, 2015 by 7 Comments
Jennifer Muirden with an ode to Gideon Haigh, after listening to him speak at his Certain Admissions dinner last Wednesday evening.
Almanac Poetry: Time, the toughest opponent of all
October 16, 2015 by 2 Comments
Time and football. Verse from the pen of Jeff Dowsing.
Magnet (Galleries) – a community which welcomes you
October 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Magnet (Galleries) is a collective of photographers (and other artists) not unlike the Almanac. Check them out here. Michael Silver and Col Abbott will make you welcome.
Parades and Brightly Coloured Men – The 2015 AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai
October 11, 2015 by 2 Comments
Haiku Bob convened the fourth annual Grand Final haiku kukai which brought contributions from around the world. Here are some of the 200 poems that were written.
Grand Final Entertainment
October 11, 2015 by 46 Comments
John Harms elaborates on his suggestion (on ABCTV’s Offsiders) to include Paul Kelly and Mick Thomas in the Grand Final pre-match – every year. [Who else would you include? Ed]
Almanac poetry: Season’s over
October 10, 2015 by 2 Comments
The changing of the seasons moves Vin Maskell to verse.
Adam Goodes art (by John Spooner)
September 29, 2015 by 1 Comment
The auction for John Spooner’s original Adam Goodes caricature has opened. The current bid is: $600
That Day
September 22, 2015 by 19 Comments
A meditation and a painting from Kate Birrell. On that homeward trudge following a finals loss. For the Richmond in all of us. [Brilliant – Ed].
Would you like to paint the cover of The Footy Almanac 2015?
September 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Artists are invited to submit a work which may well become the cover of The Footy Almanac 2015. Here’s how to get involved.
Paul Chapman art (by Martin Tighe)
September 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Celebrate Chappy’s great career with a Martin Tighe print.
Haiku Bob – Round 23 – gone too soon
September 11, 2015 by 2 Comments
Haiku Bob on the Pies loss in the Final round of 2015.
Almanac Comedy: New Breaking Dad Season
September 10, 2015 by 1 Comment
Matt Quartermaine and Tim Smith live at the Courthouse Hotel in North Melbourne. [Reviews have been excellent – Ed]
“…and we’ll be us; you and me. Soon!”
September 10, 2015 by 36 Comments
On RUOK day, and in the light of Lance Franklin’s health issues, we thought it timely to republish E.regnan’s remarkably honest recollection of how a near fatal car accident 20 years ago changed his life. What shapes the mental mandala?
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