News has arrived in Lapland of Collingwood’s loss and the Little Master’s season demise. Haiku Bob reports from the Land of the Midnight Suns.
Poetry: Ride Them Like Jockeys
July 10, 2014 by 4 Comments
Old Dog detects from the collective response in the airport lounge that the people have a better sense of the spirit of the game than those who run it.
Round 15 – Haiku Bob – where the moon is
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It’s all about the moon, the cold and beating the Blues in Haiku Bob’s take on the Collingwood v Carlton game
AFL Round 15 – Sydney Swans v GWS Giants: Winter Hits
July 1, 2014 by 1 Comment
Steve Duffy journeys to the SCG to see his Giants shape up to the Swans monoliths. Blank verse in honour of Heath Shaw’s memories of the game.
AFL Round 14 – Haiku Bob – Darkness Spills
June 23, 2014 by 1 Comment
Haiku Bob laments what might have been as darkness spills over his Magpies.
Round 13 -Collingwood v Western Bulldogs: Haiku Bob – fade to nothing
June 18, 2014 by 1 Comment
Sometimes even Pendlebury is not enough. Haiku Bob’s take on Collingwood’s shock loss to the Bulldogs.
AFL Round 12 – Haiku Bob – all the flow
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On behalf of Floreat Pica, Haiku Bob reflects on the Queen’s Birthday clash.
Looking for a win
June 8, 2014 by 6 Comments
Facing crisis, Edvard Munch chose oils and gave us The Scream. When Dante explored the ramifications of the Inferno, he turned to poetry. Both used art in times of crisis. Here Gigs follows Dante’s path for his Dogs.
AFL Round 11 – Haiku Bob – starting a fire
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Haiku Bob celebrates the end of autumn and his Magpies artistry on Friday night.
AFL Round 10 – Haiku Bob – last quarter moon
May 28, 2014 by 3 Comments
Haiku Bob’s ethereal view of Collingwood v West Coast
AFL Round 9 – Haiku Bob – the yellow leaf
May 21, 2014 by 4 Comments
Haiku Bob distills the essence of Collingwood’s experience against Adelaide
Poetry: Those empty seats
May 18, 2014 by 2 Comments
The Pies may not be winning this weekend, but Stephen Whiteside’s poetry reckons pies at the footy are always a winner.
Poetry: A Difficult Birth
May 16, 2014 by 1 Comment
Simon Wilcox has something he’d like to say bout the ’19th Man’
‘Erb (by C. J. Dennis)
May 14, 2014 by 1 Comment
Stephen Whiteside shares a classic C.J. Dennis poem. ‘Erb would have made a great Almanacker.
AFL Round 7 – Haiku Bob: under the empty seats
May 8, 2014 by 2 Comments
This week’s Floreat Pica report is by Haiku Bob, who offers his unique interpretation of the old rivals’ clash.
‘The Billy That Died With Its Boots On’ and Other Australian Verse
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After nearly 25 years in the making, Stephen Whiteside’s book of children’s poetry is in the shops. What happens in “The Saucing of the Pies” ?
The Rainbow Quest
April 30, 2014 by 2 Comments
Stephen Whiteside’s poetic tribute to the late Pete Seeger.
Australian Dreaming
April 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Stephen Whiteside shares his winning poem from the Sydney Bush Music Club “Song, Tune and Poetry Competition.”
AFL Round 6 – Haiku Bob: distant rumble
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Haiku Bob reflects on the ANZAC Day clash at the MCG.
AFL Round 5 – Collingwood v North Melbourne: in sun or shade
April 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Collingwood in the autumn but looking very spring.
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