It could have…it should have…it didn’t. Haiku Bob on Collingwood’s narrow loss to the Dockers.
Round 15 – Haiku Bob: fits and starts
June 26, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Haiku Bob reflects on a winter night when the moon eclipsed the game.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.)
Round 1 – Haiku Bob: loose thread
March 19, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Is Haiku Bob suggesting that things may be ‘autumnal’ at Collingwood after their Round 1 loss to Adelaide? At the very least, he’s a tad unsettled.
Finals Week 3 – Preliminary Final: part of the moon – Haiku Bob
September 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Haiku Bob reflects on Collingwood’s loss in the Preliminary Final in his inimitable style with haiku verse.
Almanac Poetry: ‘2025 AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai’ with Haiku Bob
September 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Haiku Bob’s annual AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai is on again, and you’re invited to participate
Round 17 – Haiku Bob: one by one
July 10, 2025 by 1 Comment
Haiku Bob celebrates Collingwood, a team on fire despite the wintry weather, and their Round 17 win against Carlton.
Round 15 – Haiku Bob: for the hell of it
June 24, 2025 by 4 Comments
Haiku Bob reflects Collingwood’s fortunes against St Kilda with his haiku verse ‘for the hell of it’.
Almanac Poetry: Poets’ Lunch Reviewed
June 17, 2025 by 5 Comments
Poems about first love, lost mothers, aviator glasses, footy haiku, and much, much more, were all part of a very successful first Footy Almanac Poets’ Lunch last Friday.
Almanac Poetry: Poets’ Lunch – Meet our poets
June 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Meet the poets featured in the upcoming Footy Almanac Poets’ Lunch on Friday 13 June at the All Nations Hotel in Richmond.
Almanac Lunches: The Footy Almanac Poets’ Lunch
June 7, 2025 by 2 Comments
Join the Footy Almanac for lunch and a wonderful afternoon featuring poets who publish on our website, as we hear them read some of their poems, and discuss and dissect the role and importance of poetry in the world today. Friday, 13 June at The All Nations Hotel, Richmond.
Round 12 – Haiku Bob: raking leaves
June 5, 2025 by 3 Comments
Collingwood’s emphatic win against Hawthorn is celebrated by Haiku Bob in his inimitable manner.
Round 10 – Collingwood v Adelaide: Haiku Bob – silent rain
May 19, 2025 by 2 Comments
Haiku Bob has gone all autumn on us, as he creates the atmosphere of the Pies-Crows game.
Almanac Poetry: Haiku Bob – Round 2: the blur
March 26, 2025 by 1 Comment
Some haiku reflections from Collingwood’s match against Footscray by Haiku Bob.
The 2024 AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai
September 25, 2024 by 1 Comment
Haiku Bob’s annual Grand Final footy haiku event, ‘Haiku Kukai’ is on once again, and you’re invited to participate.
Round 16 – Gold Coast v Collingwood: Haiku Bob – Shades of Sunlight
July 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Haiku Bob is back from Japan only to confront a Collingwood loss that he reflects upon in his haiku about the game.
Round 13 – Haiku Bob: No Demons
June 12, 2024 by 2 Comments
Haiku Bob is off to Japan for a haiku conference this week but leaves readers with a haiku from Saturday’s Collingwood v Melbourne clash.
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