This week’s poem from Kevin Densley is about childhood, beauty and loss.
Almanac Fashion: Colac ‘Ready-To-Wear’
June 25, 2021 by 2 Comments
This week, in his regular Friday column, KD discusses his idea for a new fashion line, mainly inspired by Colac and Picasso.
Almanac (Footy) Poetry: ‘Opportunity’ – Bill Wootton
June 22, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Bill Wootton’s footy poem ‘Opportunity’ reflects a split second decision that should have won Collingwood the Anzac Day clash against Essendon in 1995.
Almanac Poetry: ‘The Theys’ – Tommy Mallet
June 22, 2021 by 1 Comment
Tommy Mallet’s poem ‘The Theys’ considers a prospective death and the issues surrounding it.
Almanac Poetry: The Poem of My Enemy Has Not Been Anthologised
June 21, 2021 by 5 Comments
According to Kevin Densley, what was his motivation for this week’s poem? ‘Sometimes a poet just needs to vent!’
Almanac Poetry: ‘Grip’ – Tommy Mallet
June 16, 2021 by 3 Comments
Tough as old gumboots, too strong to die, his ‘grip’ is maintained. Another poem from Tommy Mallett.
Almanac Poetry: Three Bushranger Trials, Berrima, New South Wales, September 1841
June 14, 2021 by 4 Comments
This week’s poem by Kevin Densley concerns crime and punishment in the early colonial days of New South Wales.
Almanac Life: Footy Almanac Vernacular
June 11, 2021 by 11 Comments
Is there such a thing as Footy Almanac vernacular, that is, a particularly Footy Almanac way of talking and writing, especially in relation to how Almanackers respond to posts on the website? KD discusses this question.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Everything Falls’ – Tommy Mallet
June 8, 2021 by 1 Comment
A poem of perfection, and leaving, from Tommy Mallet, ‘Everything Falls’.
Round 11 – Haiku Bob: the dithering
June 4, 2021 by 5 Comments
It’s tough being a Collingwood supporter at the moment as Haiku Bob reflects in his latest haiku poem.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Echoes’ – Tommy Mallet
June 1, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Sometimes it’s hard to tell where an echo comes from as Tommy Mallet’s poem ‘Echoes’ tells.
Naughty Poems
May 28, 2021 by 5 Comments
Damian Balassone has come up with a collection of ‘naughty poems’ to titillate readers.
Almanac Book Reviews: ‘Sacredly Profane’ – Kevin Densley’s poetry collection
May 25, 2021 by 2 Comments
Col Ritchie reviews Kevin Densley’s recent poetry collection ‘Sacredly Profane’.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Women Screaming Like Crows’ – Tommy Mallet
May 25, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Sweat, blood and alcohol interact amongst the players of the night as Tommy Mallet’s latest poem tells.
Round 9 – Haiku Bob: like my life
May 21, 2021 by 3 Comments
Season 2021 is not a happy time for Collingwood supporters, especially with ‘the coach on everyone’s lips’, as the latest from Haiku Bob suggests.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Upward Unwind’ – Tommy Mallet
May 18, 2021 by 1 Comment
The silence of the mountains as they rise to meet the moon is a blissful moment for a man and his dog.
Almanac Poetry: Albert Jacka Earns Australia’s First VC of The Great War
May 18, 2021 by 2 Comments
One hundred and six years ago, almost to the day, legendary Australian soldier, Albert Jacka, performed the remarkable feat which earned him Australia’s first Victoria Cross of The Great War. Kevin Densley’s new poem paints the picture.
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