Almanac Poetry: Bread and Circuses

Almost 2,000 years ago, the Roman poet Juvenal came up with the maxim about the general populace being only interested in ‘bread and circuses’. His famous words were the inspiration for this week’s poem by Kevin Densley.

Almanac Poetry: When Johnstone’s Circus Came to Town

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!)