Kevin Densley’s poem today is about getting Bach to basics; Johann Sebastian Bach had twenty children from two wives. A number of his sons also became famous musicians, of those this mentions three.
2023 AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai
September 29, 2023 by 9 Comments
Haiku Bob is back with his annual Grand Final haiku challenge! Join the competition as the Grand Final evolves on Saturday afternoon.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Every Detail’ – Tommy Mallet
September 29, 2023 by Leave a Comment
An unplanned trip to the beach, a swim with his daughter, a time of reflection, and chatting with mates are all detailed in Tommy Mallet’s poem ‘Every Detail’.
Preliminary Final – Haiku Bob: in unison
September 27, 2023 by 1 Comment
Haiku Bob reflects on the gripping Preliminary Final between the Pies and the Giants.
Winter to Spring
September 26, 2023 by 3 Comments
The butterfly is the proof of spring as indicated by Damian Balassone’s poem, ‘Winter to Spring’.
Almanac Poetry: Beautiful Submerged Things
September 25, 2023 by 2 Comments
Women, painting, literature, theatre and drowning make for a heady waterlogged mix in this week’s poem by Kevin Densley.
Almanac Music: Songs about Roads
September 22, 2023 by 74 Comments
This week’s music piece from KD concerns songs that mention roads in the title, whether they be specifically highways, streets, avenues, boulevards, esplanades or similar infrastructure.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Winter Dies Early’ – Tommy Mallet
September 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
In his poem, ‘Winter Dies Early’, Tommy Mallet describes that feeling of an early morning start to work in winter.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Mid Spring Detente’
September 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment
With the weather warming up, James Walton reminds us of the hidden dangers lurking at our feet.
Almanac Poetry: Love Me Tonight
September 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
For this week’s poem, Kevin Densley has delved into his archives and found one in which, to use his own words, he ‘channels someone like Sir Les Patterson’. [Contains mature themes]
Almanac Music: Extraordinary Musical Moments – Ozzy Osbourne Sings John Lennon’s ‘How?’
September 15, 2023 by 2 Comments
KD brings back his ‘Extraordinary Musical Moments’ series to discuss Ozzy Osbourne’s version of John Lennon’s ‘How?’, from the latter’s classic Imagine album.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Small Spider’ – Tommy Mallet
September 12, 2023 by 1 Comment
Tommy Mallet returns with a new poem about an encounter with a spider as he dresses for work.
Almanac Poetry: Not Really ‘In Memoriam’
September 11, 2023 by 2 Comments
This week’s poem by Kevin Densley concerns the ‘In Memoriam’ genre. He has delved into his archives to find a poem that suggests the question: do we always need to praise the dead? Is sincerity more important than an imitation of flattery?
Almanac Music: Churches, Chapels and Cathedrals
September 8, 2023 by 26 Comments
In this Friday’s piece, part of his ongoing series on popular song, KD deals with the theme of ‘churches, chapels and cathedrals’. As usual, readers are encouraged to contribute their own choices and comments.
Almanac Poetry: ‘I play the perfect cover drive’ – James Walton
September 5, 2023 by 6 Comments
With the cricket season upon us, it is timely for a poem about the great sport. James Walton gets in some practice and relates his thoughts in verse of his cracking cover drive, but are his children impressed by the shot?
Almanac Poetry: Fiona, Me, and the Moon
September 4, 2023 by 2 Comments
Jerry Seinfeld may have said the following about this week’s poem from Kevin Densley: ‘Hey, what’s the deal with the moon? What’s it doing up there?’
Almanac Memoir: Uncle Colin
September 1, 2023 by 2 Comments
Kevin Densley has written a short memoir about his Uncle Colin, a tough man who grew up in ‘God’s Country’.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Mercury and Icarus’ by James Walton
August 29, 2023 by 1 Comment
Like Icarus, the returned conscript in James Walton’s poem ‘Mercury and Icarus’, flew too close to the sun, and ended his football career.
Almanac Poetry: The ‘Vision’ Thing
August 28, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This week’s poem from Kevin Densley is a political one, dealing primarily with the Richmond debate of the 1992 U.S. Presidential Election, in which George Bush Senior went toe-to-toe with Bill Clinton…KD can see some humour in the situation, as most political performances allow
Almanac Music: John Lennon’s Harmonica
August 25, 2023 by 43 Comments
John Lennon played the harmonica on numerous (mainly early) recordings by the Beatles. KD discusses these recordings and, as usual, invites readers to respond. In other words, readers are encouraged to contribute, in the comments section, their own choices of popular songs that employ harmonica (and this is certainly a case of ‘not only Bob’, though comments concerning Mr Zimmerman’s material are certainly welcomed).
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