Scott Hunt was part of the vibrant creative hub in 1990s Bendigo that flickered and flamed in various places over the years. Now, in 2026, the Empress Hotel in North Fitzroy will be the scene for the launch of ‘Millennium Poets II’, featuring the poetry of Scott and many of the Bendigo Artspace originals from over the years.
Almanac Poetry and Life – 30 years later: How an art scene in 1990s Bendigo inspired a poetry anthology in 2026.
March 6, 2026 by 2 Comments
The Fall of the Half-Back Flanker
March 3, 2026 by 5 Comments
The trials and tribulations of a half-back flanker as seen by poet Damian Balassone
Almanac Life: Not quite the third man
March 3, 2026 by Leave a Comment
From an outsider’s perspective, James Walton records the sights and sounds, from the seemingly bizarre to the familiar, encountered while wandering an ancient Italian city.
Almanac Poetry: Picture at an Exhibition: ‘Solo Man’ (homo softdrinkus) c. 1975, Australia
March 2, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Kevin Densley on today’s poem: “In ‘Solo Man’, I indicate my answer to the following question: how misogynistic was Australia in the 1970s, my formative teenage years?”
Almanac Music: ‘Walk This Way’ – Songs Referencing Walking
February 27, 2026 by 230 Comments
In this installment of KD’s long-running series on popular song themes, the subject is walking. As is always the case, readers’ song choices and comments are warmly welcomed.
The Lairiser
February 24, 2026 by 2 Comments
The lair finds over-confidence can lead to embarrassment as Damian Balassone’s poem implies.
Almanac Poetry: Brief Biographical Sketch of Titian
February 23, 2026 by 2 Comments
This poem by KD is biographical – about a master of Italian Renaissance painting, Titian – it contains a touch of the author’s customary humour.
‘Schnozzer’ McKay Retires
February 17, 2026 by 7 Comments
Poet Damian Balassone examines a footy injury coming at the wrong time for a star footballer.
Almanac Poetry: Essay in Loneliness
February 16, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This week’s poem, according to Kevin Densley, fits in with the well-known dictum often attributed to Ernest Hemingway: ‘There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit at a typewriter and bleed.’
Almanac Poetry: ‘Pizza in Lucca’ – James Walton
February 13, 2026 by 3 Comments
Eating pizza is like a footy match suggests James Walton as he recalls, in verse, a wonderful pizza he enjoyed in Lucca, Italy.
Almanac Poetry: To Die
February 9, 2026 by 4 Comments
This poem from Kevin Densley, from his just-published collection, Isle Full of Noises (Ginninderra Press), deals with different ways condemned criminals have responded to their last moments on earth.
Almanac Music: ‘Ziggy played guitar’- Songs Referencing Musical Instruments
February 6, 2026 by 174 Comments
This instalment of KD’s long-running series on popular song concerns songs referencing musical instruments. As is always the case, readers’ song choices and comments are warmly welcomed.
Almanac Poetry: Half-full, Half-empty
February 2, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Kevin Densley describes this week’s poem, centred upon a comment by Swedish writer and painter August Strindberg, as ‘a very short one featuring God and the Devil’.
Almanac Books: ‘Here, Bear and Everywhere’
January 29, 2026 by 8 Comments
Damian Balassone has a new book out titled ‘Here, Bear and Everywhere’ featuring a ‘beary fun-filled romp through rhyme’ that early readers will love.
Almanac Poetry – Goodbye Georgie: A Sequel
January 19, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This week’s poem from Kevin Densley follows from one he wrote about George Best that appeared on The Footy Almanac in 2021. In the words of KD: ‘This sequel is about the difficulty of dealing with personal demons when one is in the public spotlight.’
Almanac Music: ‘Telephone Line’ – Songs Involving Phones
January 16, 2026 by 153 Comments
In the 2026 return of his long-running series on popular music themes, KD offers songs involving phones. As usual, readers’ song choices and comments are warmly welcomed.
Almanac Poetry: Elvis Presley’s Late Cheeseburger Period
January 12, 2026 by 30 Comments
In recognition of the *other* King’s Birthday (January 8th), Kevin Densley reprises his poem about the demise of the artist who embodied so much of the American Dream.
Ode to Head
January 6, 2026 by 10 Comments
Damian Balassone immortalises the great Aussie cricketer Travis Head in verse.
Almanac Poetry: Dionysia
January 5, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This week’s poem, according to Kevin Densley, ‘concerns a long-ago summer involving a catch-up with a friend, watching cricket on the TV, a session on the turps and a big night out – not forgetting a range of Greco-Roman mythological references.’
Almanac Poetry: She’s a Grid Girl
December 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Michael Pardy wrote ‘She’s a Grid Girl’ a few years ago reflecting the image of a particular type of person viewed by him.
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