Search Results for: Damian Balassone

Revisiting the Almanac Grand Final Eve Lunch 2024: The poetry of Damian Balassone

October 21, 2024 by John Harms 2 Comments

Thanks to Damian Balassone for being a guest at The Footy Almanac Grand Final Eve Lunch. Here’s a couple of poems and details of how to buy the collection.

Almanac Poetry: ‘Chime’ – Damian Balassone

August 2, 2024 by Damian Balassone Leave a Comment

‘Chime’ Poems by Damian Balassone is now available in paperback form.

Chime – Damian Balassone

October 23, 2022 by Damian Balassone 3 Comments

‘Chime’ is a collection of work Damian Balassone has released on Kindle.

Almanac Book Review: Phil Dimitriadis on Damian Balassone’s ‘Strange Game in a Strange Land’

May 1, 2020 by Phillip Dimitriadis 6 Comments

Phil Dimitriadis has followed the emergence of Damian Balassone as a poet since 2008. They have a fair bit in common, as this review essay suggests. ‘Strange Game in a Strange Land’ will resonate with those who love words and the game.

Daniel Yammacoona – Poems by Damian Balassone

April 19, 2013 by Almanac Admin 3 Comments

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

Bob Dylan By the Numbers

June 10, 2026 by Damian Balassone 22 Comments

Damian Balassone contributes a uniquely numerical take on Bob Dylan lyrics (and titles). And he asks for readers’ contributions.

Tilt

May 20, 2026 by Damian Balassone 17 Comments

Damian Balassone’s poem celebrates ‘Tilt’s’ (Rod Carter’s) “only bloody goal in thirteen years.”

The Fall of the Half-Back Flanker

March 3, 2026 by Damian Balassone 5 Comments

The trials and tribulations of a half-back flanker as seen by poet Damian Balassone

The Lairiser

February 24, 2026 by Damian Balassone 2 Comments

The lair finds over-confidence can lead to embarrassment as Damian Balassone’s poem implies.

‘Schnozzer’ McKay Retires

February 17, 2026 by Damian Balassone 7 Comments

Poet Damian Balassone examines a footy injury coming at the wrong time for a star footballer.

Almanac Books: ‘Here, Bear and Everywhere’

January 29, 2026 by Damian Balassone 8 Comments

Damian Balassone has a new book out titled ‘Here, Bear and Everywhere’ featuring a ‘beary fun-filled romp through rhyme’ that early readers will love.

Ode to Head

January 6, 2026 by Damian Balassone 10 Comments

Damian Balassone immortalises the great Aussie cricketer Travis Head in verse.

Almanac Teams: A South Asian-Australian XI

January 2, 2026 by Damian Balassone 17 Comments

The announcement of Usman Khawaja’s retirement from Test cricket has inspired Damian Balassone to pick a team of Australian cricketers with South Asian heritage.

The Gambler

October 28, 2025 by Damian Balassone 7 Comments

As it is Spring Carnival time we reprise a selection of verse from Damian Balassone related to the pros and cons of ‘The Gambler’. The selection was first first published in 2024.