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 44 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).
Almanac Poetry: Fighting Planes of World War Two
August 21, 2023 by 8 Comments
Ever tried to build a plastic model plane when you were a kid? Kevin Densley did, and this poem talks about the results. [Quite relatable – Ed]
Almanac Poetry: Happy Families
August 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This week’s poem from Kevin Densley is about families. Of course, they’re by no means perfect!
Coleraine Races: in the footsteps of Adam Lindsay Gordon
August 12, 2023 by 14 Comments
The Great Western Steeplechase will be run in Coleraine tomorrow (Sunday). It’s timely to reprise Roger Lowrey’s piece from 2019…
Following in the footsteps of Australian poet Adam Lindsay Gordon, Roger Lowrey has been to the Coleraine races where the longest continuous race (that is, the one that has been stage annually for the longest sequence) in the Southern Hemisphere occurs.
Almanac Music: Songs with One Word Titles (No Personal Names or Places)
August 11, 2023 by 67 Comments
This week’s music theme from KD is songs with one word titles – but in the comments section, readers, no songs with names of people or places, please. Songs relevant to these topics have been covered to some extent in other Footy Almanac articles Kevin has written.
Round 21 – Haiku Bob: cooling pies
August 10, 2023 by 3 Comments
Haiku Bob is trying to not allow old feelings to cloud his current hopes for the Pies after their unexpected loss to the Hawks.
Watching You Eat
August 8, 2023 by 5 Comments
A poem from Damian Balassone featuring sweets, defeat, and eunuchs!
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