Chime by Damian Balassone
Damian Balassone’s latest book is Chime. It collects the best song lyrics, ballads and narrative poems from two earlier volumes.
Stereo poems (Volume 3) by Damian Balassone
Three short, playful poems. Marriage, Elvis, Lennon and McCartney.
HOMETOWN par JOE JACKSON. Histoire de Damian Balassone
Il y a quelques routards irlandais qui vivent dans la même auberge que moi. Nous parlons. L'un d'eux mentionne que Joe Jackson joue à Rome ce soir-là. Il avait vu une affiche dans une laverie à proximité.
HOMETOWN by JOE JACKSON. Story by Damian Balassone
There was one song that stood out. Hometown: a beautiful melody with evocative lyrics, concluding with a delightful guitar lick by Vinnie Zummo.
GREEN RIVER by CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Story by Damian Balassone
My sole ambition in life is to find out what has happened to John Fogerty.
Stereo Poems (volume 2) by Damian Balassone
The second volume of playful rhymes from Damian Balassone, featuring Cliff Richard, Blue Moon River, and Taylor Swift.
ETERNITY by DON WALKER Story by Damian Balassone
It’s as if Don Walker is merging two mythologies – the Australian desert and the Bible, concluding with a verse that shifts to Christ’s resurrection.
Stereo Poems by Damian Balassone
Introducing some playful rhymes from our poet-in-residence, Damian Balassone...
SOMETHING GOOD by BIC RUNGA Story by Damian Balassone
I'm eating a cheap and nasty pizza – a fitting feed for a failed novelist. I’m watching The Panel. About three slices in they introduce a New Zealander called Bic Runga. I’m enraptured.
FRIEND OF THE DEVIL by BOB DYLAN Story by Damian Balassone
Sometimes it’s only when you see a girl for the second or third time that you realise how beautiful she is. A song is a bit like that.