Kevin Densley describes this Monday’s poem, previously unpublished, as ‘toilet humour’.
Almanac Poetry: The Horror, The Horror, And A Great Ugliness Is Born
October 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Almanac Music: ‘King of Pain’ – Songs Involving Kings and/or Queens
October 24, 2025 by 175 Comments
This installment of KD’s long-running series on popular song themes focuses upon songs involving kings and/or queens. As is always the case, readers’ song choices and comments are warmly welcomed.
Almanac Poetry: That Thunderclap Blow
October 20, 2025 by 1 Comment
Kevin Densley describes this week’s poem as ‘very much in the “carpe diem” category, in a roundabout way’.
Larrikin Lorikeets
October 17, 2025 by 8 Comments
Summer time is fun time for larrikin lorikeets notes Damian Balassone.
Almanac Poetry: Big Bopper Junior Meets His Late Father
October 13, 2025 by 4 Comments
This week’s poem from Kevin Densley, previously unpublished, deals with the unusual way The Big Bopper’s son ‘met’ his father – even though born months after the famous man’s death on ‘the day the music died’ in 1959.
Almanac Poetry: Thailand Silk
October 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This poem from Kevin Densley is about his mother’s friend who served in the Vietnam War.
Almanac Music: ‘Doctor, My Eyes’ – Songs Involving Medicine
October 3, 2025 by 106 Comments
In this installment of his long-running series on popular song themes, Kevin Densley focuses upon songs involving medicine. The theme is seen in a broad way and could include songs mentioning doctors, nurses, names of particular medicines and the like. As usual, readers’ song choices and comments are warmly welcomed.
Almanac Poetry: Observing the Artist Observing
September 29, 2025 by 2 Comments
‘There is such a thing as too much,’ Kevin Densley says, in relation to this week’s poem. [Contains mild coarse language – Ed.]
Finals Week 3 – Preliminary Final: part of the moon – Haiku Bob
September 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Haiku Bob reflects on Collingwood’s loss in the Preliminary Final in his inimitable style with haiku verse.
Almanac Poetry: ‘2025 AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai’ with Haiku Bob
September 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Haiku Bob’s annual AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai is on again, and you’re invited to participate
Almanac Poetry: The School of Brendan Behan
September 22, 2025 by 2 Comments
This week’s poem from Kevin Densley connects with hard-drinking Irish writer, Brendan Behan (1923-1964).
Almanac Poetry: Larkin’s Last Words
September 15, 2025 by 4 Comments
In this week’s poem, Kevin Densley looks at the alleged last words of one of his favourite poets, Philip Larkin (1922-1985).
Almanac Music: ‘Turn our faces to the West’ – Songs Around the Compass
September 12, 2025 by 116 Comments
The latest installment in KD’s long-running series on popular music themes involves songs connected to compass directions – north, south, east, west and all their variations. As is always the case, readers’ song choices and comments are warmly welcomed.
Almanac Poetry: The Life and Death of Ben Hall
September 8, 2025 by 1 Comment
Over the years, KD has written and published a number of short poems about bushranger Ben Hall. Here, for the first time, is a longer, more complete take on Hall’s life, drawing from those earlier poems but also containing a considerable amount of new material.
Almanac Books: ‘Only Golfers Can Understand’ – Michael Pardy
September 2, 2025 by 11 Comments
Almanacker Michael Pardy has released a poetry collection ‘Only Golfers Can Understand’. You have the chance to win one of three copies Michael is giving away to Almanac readers. [Congratulations Pards, and thank you for your generous giveaway – Eds]
Almanac Poetry: Postmodernism
September 1, 2025 by 9 Comments
In this week’s poem, KD offers a perspective on postmodernism, or PoMo in the parlance of SoHo mofos with FOMO.
Almanac Poetry: Matins
August 25, 2025 by 2 Comments
Kevin Densley describes this week’s poem as about a ‘morning scene in my earlier life comparable to a church service’.
Almanac Music: ‘Sitting in an English garden’ – Songs That Refer to Countries
August 22, 2025 by 165 Comments
In this installment of KD’s long-running series on popular music, the theme is songs that refer directly to countries. As is always the case, readers’ song choices and comments are warmly welcomed.
Almanac Poetry: Mitchell Library, Sydney, 1997
August 18, 2025 by 2 Comments
This week’s poem is a previously unpublished one from KD’s archives, dating from his last visit to Sydney in 1997, when he was in his thirties. [It is quite the location – Ed.]
Round 22 – Haiku Bob: still here
August 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
His beloved Pies may be experiencing a rough patch but Haiku Bob retains the faith!
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