Wayne Peake has created ‘A Broken Punter’s Lament’ to the tune of Paul Simon’s ’50 Ways to leave Your Lover’.
Almanac Racing: One Hundred Ways to Lose Your ‘Couta’ – A Broken Punter’s Lament
June 5, 2026 by 2 Comments
Almanac Poetry: “I want to be a Greek god”
June 8, 2026 by 2 Comments
Kevin Densley describes this week’s poem as an early unpublished work about romantic youthful ambitions.
Round 12 – Western Bulldogs v Collingwood: Haiku Bob – identity crisis
June 5, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Haiku Bob reflects in haiku upon an identity crisis as Collingwood lose a thriller against the Bulldogs.
Round 12 – Carlton v Geelong: We’ve got the Blues
June 2, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Marcus Holt has the Blues as he reflects in verse Geelong’s 4 point loss to Carlton in their Round 12 clash.
Round 11 – Haiku Bob: Like no other
May 29, 2026 by Leave a Comment
It was Scott Pendlebury’s day at the MCG in Round 11 as Haiku Bob reflects in his customary way.
Almanac Song Lyrics: My Beautiful German Ex-Girlfriend
May 25, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Instead of a poem, this Monday it’s a song lyric from Kevin Densley. He says the song is about ‘youthful love’. [Shades of Dolly Parton too, perhaps. Ed.]
Almanac Music: ‘You’ve got a friend’ – Songs Referencing Friendship
May 22, 2026 by 206 Comments
In this week’s installment of his long-running series on popular song themes, KD deals with songs referencing friendship. As is always the case, readers’ song choices and comments are warmly welcomed.
Tilt
May 20, 2026 by 15 Comments
Damian Balassone’s poem celebrates ‘Tilt’s’ (Rod Carter’s) “only bloody goal in thirteen years.”
Round 10 – Brisbane v Geelong: A Haiku Review
May 19, 2026 by Leave a Comment
A great win by Geelong over Brisbane inspired Marcus Holt to respond with an account of the match in haiku verse.
Almanac Poetry: White Cockatoo
May 18, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This week’s poem from Kevin Densley, previously unpublished, is about our showoff friend, the cockatoo.
Round 9 – Haiku Bob: same but different
May 13, 2026 by 1 Comment
Haiku Bob presents in haiku his account of the Round 9 clash between Geelong and Collingwood which unfortunately saw his team suffer a major defeat.
Almanac Poetry: A Certain Kind of Envy
May 11, 2026 by Leave a Comment
KD encapsulates this week’s previously unpublished poem, one he wrote decades ago, as involving ‘young love, romance, despair’. ‘All much of a muchness’, he adds, in relation to this description.
Almanac Poetry: The Coach
May 11, 2026 by 2 Comments
Reject Phil takes inspiration from a popular song from the 1960s in this story of a coach in the literal summer, autumn and winter of their career.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Isle Full of Noises’ – a review
May 5, 2026 by 7 Comments
Kevin Densley recently released his sixth collection of poetry, ‘Isle Full of Noises’. Col Ritchie provides a review of this excellent collection of poetry.
Almanac Music: ‘It’s Heartbreak Warfare’ – Songs Referencing War
May 1, 2026 by 127 Comments
This instalment of KD’s long-running series on popular song themes concerns songs referencing war. As is always the case, readers’ song choices and comments are warmly welcomed.
Round 7 – Haiku Bob – travelling back in time
April 30, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Haiku Bob can’t get Scott Pendlebury out of his head as he reflects on the Anzac Day clash between Collingwood and Essendon.
Almanac Poetry: Granny’s Lost It
April 27, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Kevin Densley describes this week’s previously unpublished poem as ‘reflecting upon old age and the inevitability of death’.
Almanac Poetry: ‘The Great War – AIF Suite’
April 25, 2026 by 27 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 I. [For ANZAC Day 2026 we reprise Kevin’s set of reflective World War I poems- Ed]
Round 6 – Haiku Bob: morning coffee
April 23, 2026 by 5 Comments
Haiku Bob found much to contemplate as he savoured his morning coffee after the Pies defeated the Blues in Round 6. (Readers, savour the wonderful humanity of his concluding thought – Ed.)
Almanac Poetry: New season haiku
April 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Local footy returned this weekend to ovals throughout Australia. Paul Bateman found himself on the boundary at his local ground, a moment he describes in a mere three lines….
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