AFL Round 22 – Collingwood v West Coast (Haiku Bob): faces in the crowd

Haiku Bob on round 22.

AFL Round 21 – Hawthorn v Collingwood (Haiku Bob): all the way back

Haiku Bob on Round 21.

AFL Round 20 – Sydney v Collingwood (Haiku Bob): Finding the thread

Haiku Bob on Round 20.

AFL Round 19 – Collingwood v Essendon: slowly finding form

Haiku Bob on Round 19.

AFL Round 18 – Collingwood v GWS Giants (Haiku Bob): Long way from home

Haiku Bob on Round 18.

AFL Round 17 – Gold Coast v Collingwood (Haiku Bob): half in the clouds

Haiku Bob on Round 17.

AFL Round 16 – Collingwood v Adelaide (Haiku Bob): each in their own way

Haiku Bob on round 16.

AFL Round 14 – Port Adelaide v Collingwood (Haiku Bob): no one home

Haiku Bob on Round 14.

AFL Round 12 – Collingwood v Western Bulldogs: cold comfort

Haiku Bob on round 12.

AFL Round 11 – Melbourne v Collingwood (Haiku Bob): swanning around

Haiku Bob on Round 11.

AFL Round 8 – Collingwood v Geelong (Haiku Bob): a wicked curve

Haiku Bob on Round 8.

AFL Round 7 – Fremantle v Collingwood (Haiku Bob): nowhere to go

Haiku Bob on Round 7.

AFL Round 6 – Collingwood v St.Kilda (Haiku Bob): the near side

Haiku Bob on Round 6.

AFL Round 5 – Essendon v Collingwood (Haiku Bob): odd comfort

Haiku Bob on the ANZAC Day clash.

AFL Round 4 – Richmond v Collingwood (Haiku Bob): shine of the dying sun

Haiku Bob on Round 4.

Daniel Yammacoona – Poems by Damian Balassone

Regular Knacker Damian Balassone has released Daniel Yammacoona, a collection of his poems.

AFL Round 3 – Collingwood v Hawthorn (Haiku Bob): rain clouds and hawks

Haiku Bob on Round 3.

Poetry: The last talker after Mass

Brendan Ryan, who contributed the piece The Centre of the World to Footy Town: Stories of Australia’s Game, has three poems published on Eureka Street’s website. Paul Daffey is a fan, recommending the poems to all.

AFL Round 2 – Collingwood v Carlton (Haiku Bob): Sparkling from the rain

Haiku Bob on Round 2.

My favourite drop-kick. Part two

In the light of the references to “Country Football” we re-visit Vin Maskell’s yarn about the poetry of Philip Hodgins (first published in Sep 2010).