There’s luckily no curse to reckon with for Mickey Randall as his pub preoccupation serves as the matinee for a Shakespearean tragedy…or is it the other way around?
Almanac (Cartoon) Life: Covid-19 lockdowns have taught me…
August 23, 2021 by 1 Comment
One constant for Yvette Wroby over all of the lockdowns has been Colin the dog’s nightly toilet trips…and the night sky.
Almanac Poetry: Five Miles from…
August 23, 2021 by 2 Comments
In this Monday’s poem, Kevin Densley looks at the situation of the most iconic dog in Australian folklore.
Almanac Music: Vale Don Everly
August 23, 2021 by 3 Comments
Roger Lowrey pays tribute to a star voice of his youth, Don Everly, who passed away recently.
Almanac Music: Music is your only friend.
August 20, 2021 by 6 Comments
Along with football, a great love of music is an an integral part of life for Richard Griffiths. His musical tastes and influences are examined, and together with bands he played with, enables Richard to fulfil the joy and experience that music provides.
Almanac Poetry: Miner Poets – ABC Radio National ‘History Listen’
August 20, 2021 by Leave a Comment
‘Miner Poets’ is an ABC Radio National ‘History Listen’ program examining the songs and verse from the mining communities of west coast Tasmania.
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 Horse Racing and Poetry: Sporting concussion and a national poet.
August 19, 2021 by 7 Comments
We welcome Lindsay Smelt with his debut piece on brain injuries and Adam Lindsay Gordon. Lindsay is currently writing a book on the famous Australian figure of the nineteenth century.
‘Revisiting a classic…’ by Simone Kerwin
August 19, 2021 by Leave a Comment
KB Hill’s guest blogger, Simone Kerwin, reveals her way of coping with the absence of community sport during lockdown.
Almanac Book Reviews: Wray Vamplew’s Games People Played by Roy Hay
August 18, 2021 by 3 Comments
Roy Hay reviews Wray Vamplew’s impressive volume on sports histories, dating back centuries in human history.
The 2021 Furphy Literary Awards – And the winners are….
August 17, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The winners of The 2021 Furphy Literary Awards for the national open age short story competition and the Junior and Youth age regional competition have been announced. Details above.
Almanac (Cartoon) Life: Maybe next year…
August 17, 2021 by 4 Comments
Yvette Wroby is hoping for a better future, for the planet and the Saints…
Almanac Poetry: ‘Women’ – Tommy Mallet
August 17, 2021 by 1 Comment
Death is the theme of Tommy Mallet’s poem ‘Women’ as an old man lies dying and his family awaits the inevitable.
Peter Bol: Inside the Legends of Our Australian Legend
August 16, 2021 by 3 Comments
Hannah Kuhar has recently been working on the Tokyo Olympic Games and was driven by the wonderful story of Peter Bol to help contextualise the framing of his achievements within the narratives of our greater communities. [Considered and thought provoking – Ed.]
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 History: Monash Centenary Military Ceremony and Celebrations August 2021
August 13, 2021 by 2 Comments
The town of Monash, named after General Sir John Monash, in the Riverland area of South Australia celebrates its centenary this month with a program of events and ceremonies.
The Furphy 2021 Literary Awards – Awards ceremony details
August 13, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The 2021 Furphy Literary Awards will be presented online tomorrow night. Get the link here.
Almanac (Cartoon) Life: Has anyone noticed?
Yvette Wroby on the world and footy…..