Tommy Mallet’s latest: ‘No Wind’.
Why sports sanctions against Russia will hurt
March 8, 2022 by 5 Comments
Tim Harcourt returns with some insights into how the current Russian sanctions could play out in the country through the lens of sport.
Almanac Poetry: The Valley of the Shadow of
March 7, 2022 by 5 Comments
Kevin Densley takes a walk through the valley in this vivid poetic portrait of Racecourse Road in Flemington.
Almanac Literary: Adelaide Writers’ Week 2022 – Day 1
March 5, 2022 by 2 Comments
Col’s in Adelaide for Writers’ Week 2022, and he reviews the events he attended on Day 1.
Almanac Cricket: Shane Warne and the gift of hope
March 5, 2022 by 7 Comments
E.regnans met S.K. Warne in Lorne many years ago. What followed is indicative and memorable.
More Almanac (Cricket) Sadness: Vale Shane Warne
March 5, 2022 by 9 Comments
Andrew Else, like most of us, has been shocked by the premature death of Shane Warne. In response he paints a picture of the relatable Aussie which celebrates his genius and his larrikinism while never losing sight of the fact that this is all so sad. [A fine piece , at a moment when we are all floored – JTH]
Almanac Music: On The Third Day
March 4, 2022 by 2 Comments
Andrew ‘Gigs’ Gigacz is a massive ELO fan, as he explains in this piece which features their ‘On the Third Day’ album.
Almanac Music: Let There Be Light: Ten Songs of ‘Light’ from Favourite Mainstream Australasian Artists
March 4, 2022 by 1 Comment
This week’s post from KD is a companion piece to his ‘Songs of Darkness’ article of last Friday – the topic is now ‘Songs of Light’ from mainstream Australasian artists. Again, he invites Almanackers to respond, to add to the picture.
Almanac Book Reviews: ‘The Night Was Bright Moonlight and I Could see a Man Quite Plain: An Edwardian Cricket Murder’ – Gideon Haigh
March 1, 2022 by 3 Comments
A murder by cricket bat? Roy Hay reviews Gideon Haigh’s new book, ‘The Night Was Bright Moonlight and I Could see a Man Quite Plain: An Edwardian Cricket Murder’. This review was first published in The Australian newspaper.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Trigger Warning’ – Maria Takolander
March 1, 2022 by 1 Comment
Maria Takolander won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award 2022 for Poetry with her collection ‘Trigger Happy’. ‘Cigarette’ is a poem from the collection.
Almanac Life: The Muse is musing on The Digital Age
February 28, 2022 by 3 Comments
Hayden Kelly has had a gutful of the ‘convenience’ of the digital age – what do you think? Has he hit the nail on the head or is it just a case of yelling at clouds?
Almanac Poetry: Bread and Circuses
February 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Almost 2,000 years ago, the Roman poet Juvenal came up with the maxim about the general populace being only interested in ‘bread and circuses’. His famous words were the inspiration for this week’s poem by Kevin Densley.
Almanac Music: Not Quite Bob – in fact not really Bob at all but, you know … Guitar
February 26, 2022 by 7 Comments
What a cracker from Trevor Blainey this week in his ‘Not Quite Bob’ series! Or should we say not quite Bob as he shares a selection of his favourite guitarists.
Almanac Music: Darkness from the Mainstream: Ten Dark Songs from Favourite Australasian Artists
February 25, 2022 by 24 Comments
In this encyclopedic piece, KD analyses ten favourite mainstream Australasian songs from the ‘dark’ side, and encourages Almanackers to add some of their own.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Small, Soft Foot’ – Tommy Mallet
February 22, 2022 by 2 Comments
Tommy Mallet’s poem ‘Small, Soft Foot’ expresses the love of a young daughter and the ocean, both heavenly for a weary dad.
Almanac Book Review – Ken Haley’s The One That Got Away: Travelling in the Time of COVID
February 21, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Yvette Wroby shares her joy at reading Ken Haley’s latest book and spoke at length with the author to help contextualise a great journey of will, determination and a handful of sheer luck.
Almanac Music: Mystery Train
February 21, 2022 by 2 Comments
Peter Crossing takes a trip down memory lane with Elvis’s lesser known – but no less brilliant – song, “Mystery Train’, looking at the history of the song, its lyrics and other iterations.
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