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Almanac (World) Cinema: The Feature Films of Iceland
October 8, 2020 by 11 Comments
For a country with a small population, Iceland has produced an impressive number of high quality films. Kevin Densley is an enthusiast, and here presents an excellent primer on the cinema of fire and ice.
Almanac Poetry: Thumbnail Sketch of the Great Roy Orbison
October 6, 2020 by 10 Comments
This week’s poem from Kevin Densley is about the Big O, Roy Orbison – the Caruso of Rock.
Almanac Poetry Reflection: A Poem with Personal Significance (Discuss)
October 2, 2020 by 5 Comments
Kevin Densley invites Almanackers to share poems which have had an abiding presence in their lives, just as one by Gerard Manley Hopkins has stayed with him over the decades.
Almanac Memoir: Dankness on the Edge of Town
September 25, 2020 by 1 Comment
Who was that band? Kevin Densley tries to remember the name of the band who sang ‘Varicose Veins’ at a Geelong gig in 1981.
Almanac Cinema: Australia’s Best Film? (Discuss)
September 18, 2020 by 47 Comments
Kevin Densley nominates his favourite Australian film, and invites all Almanac readers to share their favourites.
Almanac Poetry: The Wilful Murder of Constable Samuel Nelson
September 15, 2020 by 6 Comments
Kevin Densley shares his poetry for the week – this time it’s a dive back to a 19th century Australian gang scenario, as well as a link to a review of his own poetry collection.
Almanac History: The Plaza Theatre, Geelong
September 11, 2020 by 4 Comments
Kevin Densley remembers a night at Geelong’s now departed Plaza Theatre, which by the 1970’s had become known as the ‘flea pit’.
Almanac Poetry: Young Björn Encounters Sigrid
September 8, 2020 by 4 Comments
Kevin Densley shares his poetry via mixed-media this week; he also concedes that he did watch a lot of “late night World Movies” in the early days of SBS!
Almanac History: Captain Bert James, R.A.F. (1895-1918)
September 4, 2020 by 6 Comments
Kevin Densley remembers his relative, Captain Bert James RAF whose life was tragically cut short in a flying accident during WW1.
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: 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 13 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!)
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