An Arnold Bocklin painting – and the progression of the clock – moved Kevin Densley to pen this succinct poem.
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Almanac Poetry: Bushranger Harry Power
August 25, 2020 by 4 Comments
Kevin Densley shares the story of Harry Power in his poem this week, the ‘tutor’ of Ned Kelly.
Almanac Poetry: The Ballad of Alexander Pearce
August 18, 2020 by 7 Comments
Kevin Densley suggests you read his poem this week with “fava beans and a nice bottle of Chianti” for reasons which will become obvious.
Almanac Poetry: Lal Lal, Victoria
August 11, 2020 by 4 Comments
This Kevin Densley poem is inspired by the Victorian country town of Lal Lal.
Almanac Music: Australia’s Best Song? (Discuss)
August 7, 2020 by 58 Comments
Kevin Densley nominates his personal favourite Australian song. If ever there was an invitation for a discussion, this is it. What would you choose?
Almanac Music: Richard Clapton and I
July 31, 2020 by 12 Comments
Kevin Densley recalls the time his band supported Richard Clapton at The Waurn Ponds Hotel in 1980.
Almanac Poetry: Sundays in Geelong
July 26, 2020 by Leave a Comment
In this prose poem, Kevin Densley remembers Sundays in Geelong.
Almanac Poetry: When Johnstone’s Circus Came to Town
July 21, 2020 by 4 Comments
Kevin Densley looks back and reflects upon a circus he went to as a kid. To say not everything went as smoothly as he thought it would is an understatement! (Note: he doesn’t use the real name of the circus concerned, which in any case he has forgotten!)
Almanac Memoir: Ouyen Harness Races, 1973
July 10, 2020 by 3 Comments
The smell of burning mallee roots is a fond memory for Kevin Densley of the Ouyen Harness Races many years ago.
Almanac Poetry: For Bad Behaviour
July 8, 2020 by 7 Comments
A short piece from Kevin Densley on an event crystalised into memory, both capital and corporal in nature.
Almanac Memoir – My Favourite Trophy
July 1, 2020 by 2 Comments
Many of us have memories of running our guts out in sporting carnivals while the wind whooshed all around and glory was on the line…here’s Kevin Densley’s recollection from 1973.
Almanac Poetry: Ned Kelly’s Last Hours
July 1, 2020 by 15 Comments
More Australian poetry of our historic past by Kevin Densley; this time Ned Kelly awaits the gallows.
Charlie and the Clothing Factory: Mr Clymo, Women’s Football and Ballarat’s Avenue of Honour
June 26, 2020 by 9 Comments
Kevin Densley reports on a record breaking historical football match played in Ballarat in 1918. The match between two women’s teams representing clothing firms from Ballarat and Melbourne attracted a crowd of 7000 in a fund raising football match for The Avenue of Honour in Ballarat.
Almanac Poetry: She Oaks, Victoria
June 23, 2020 by 11 Comments
A photo can take you back in time. Kevin Densley remembers.
Almanac (Pub) History: Some central Geelong Pubs and their changes
June 17, 2020 by 3 Comments
Kevin Densley continues his review of old, historical pubs in Geelong and the changes that have occurred to them over the years.
Almanac Conundrum: “Yeah-nah” – Discuss.
Like politicians, footballers have a way of getting around the question asked, and Kevin Densley is frustrated by it!