This week’s installment of KD’s epic series on popular song themes concerns songs that involve blood and/or fire. As usual, readers’ song choices and comments are warmly welcomed.
Almanac Music: Two Potent Elements – Songs Involving Blood and/or Fire
September 27, 2024 by 150 Comments
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.
Almanac Poetry: Sequence of Dreams
September 23, 2024 by 4 Comments
Dreams? Fantasies? Trying to find yourself? … This previously unpublished poem from Kevin Densley tackles some of the ‘big issues’ related to life’s journey, in a poem tinged with humour. (And KD thanks a Bob Dylan song for inspiring the poem’s title.)
Almanac Poetry: Memento Mori
September 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Kevin Densley’s latest poem is a previously unpublished, blackly comic one about mortality.
Almanac Poetry: Writer’s Lament
September 9, 2024 by 14 Comments
This week’s hitherto unpublished poem from Kevin Densley offers a humorous take on writing competitions.
Lachie Neale
September 3, 2024 by 6 Comments
Cripps or Neale? Damian Balassone knows who he prefers.
Almanac Poetry: The Geelong College Gates, Geelong, Victoria
September 2, 2024 by 4 Comments
This week’s poem from Kevin Densley is a hitherto unpublished one concerning a former student’s bravery commemorated by gates at The Geelong College.
Reappraising Praise
August 27, 2024 by 2 Comments
Praise is the theme of Damian Balassone’s poem from his book ‘Strange Game in a Strange Land’.
Almanac Poetry: The Last Time I Saw My Great-Grandmother
August 26, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This previously unpublished poem, according to KD, is one written long ago about his last meeting with his great-grandmother, Lucy. The encounter didn’t go quite as expected.
Almanac (AFL) Poetry: What Wins September
August 21, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Dips goes all poetic to explain the formula for prevailing in September.
Almanac Poetry: Billabong Creek, near Forbes, May 5, 1865
August 19, 2024 by 10 Comments
This week’s poem from Kevin Densley is a hitherto unpublished one about the death of bushranger Ben Hall, often portrayed as the great romantic figure of Australian bushranging.
Almanac Music: ‘Oh Vesuvius’ – Songs Involving Hills, Mountains and Volcanoes
August 16, 2024 by 216 Comments
In the latest installment of KD’s epic series about popular song themes, the focus is upon hills, mountains and volcanoes. As usual, readers’ contributions are warmly welcomed.
Sexual Calisthenics
August 13, 2024 by 4 Comments
A brief poem from Damian Balassone about coming off second best.
Almanac Poetry: I warn you
August 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This week’s poem from KD is a warning to all of its readers. [And editors – Ed.]
Round 21 – Haiku Bob – feelings
August 8, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Haiku Bob experienced the whole gamut of emotions as the Pies battled the old enemy.
Election Campaign Speech
August 6, 2024 by 2 Comments
The American Elections are not too far away – some observations from Damian Balassone.
Almanac Poetry: Teddy Bear
August 5, 2024 by Leave a Comment
KD describes this poem as ‘an unpublished one from my archives, about a childhood buddy’.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Chime’ – Damian Balassone
August 2, 2024 by Leave a Comment
‘Chime’ Poems by Damian Balassone is now available in paperback form.
Almanac Poetry: Golf – 6
July 31, 2024 by 2 Comments
In this sixth of his poems about golf, Pards questions a friend’s priorities in life. Just where does golf fit into a new reality?
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