Graham Salter
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Graham Salter commented on a poem on Football Poets 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Thanks!
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Graham Salter published a poem on the site Football Poets 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Mr Wordsworth walks to Bolton
He wandered lonely as a cloud
At evening in the encroaching dark
When all at once he saw a crowd
A floodlit game at Burnden Park!
“Dine at the Packhorse” along the roof
The dri […] -
Graham Salter published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 months ago
SPION KOP
“In 1903 we stood on Spion Kop
Clattering our hob-nail boots against the wall”
My grand-dad recollected this for me
When he was eighty, in Nineteen Sixty Three
Remembering a centre-half called Joe […] -
Graham Salter published a poem on the site Football Poets 3 years, 2 months ago
Do you remember old tales about football in the Fifties
How your skill might spare you from going down the mines?
How Jackie and Bobby would be out near the colliery
Surrounded by Milburns and the rest of […] -
Graham Salter published a poem on the site Football Poets 4 years, 1 month ago
A bird flew north over Italy
Over Naples’ volcanic home
Which worshipped Maradona in his prime
Flew over Lazio and the Olimpico
Climbed up its high ellipse
Heading for the evening sun
On her distant seven h […] -
Graham Salter published a poem on the site Football Poets 4 years, 3 months ago
Arriving at a certain age
I chanced upon a Facebook Page
A football follower’s delight
Outclassing every other site:
No views of Best or Ken Dalgleish
Or Cruyff, for this was far more niche
It specialised i […] -
Graham Salter commented on a poem on Football Poets 4 years, 3 months ago
Please insert after line 15 “Where life was hard and occasionally brutal”
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Graham Salter published a poem on the site Football Poets 4 years, 3 months ago
Too close to call still
Some people think it’s over
You know otherwise -
Graham Salter published a poem on the site Football Poets 4 years, 3 months ago
This is the ballad of Derek Acorah,
A footballing lad, and what is more, a
Psychic who detected poltergeists
(Yes, genuine spirits, not scurrying mice)
He used to appear on Living TV
Where his psychic shows […] -
Graham Salter published a poem on the site Football Poets 4 years, 5 months ago
If you see something that doesn’t look right,
City in peachy orange, an improbable sight,
West Bromwich Albion in shorts of canary,
Teams wearing candy-stripes (colours may vary)
Turquoise or Biscuit or A […] -
Graham Salter commented on a poem on Football Poets 4 years, 11 months ago
Great poem Clik – witty and memorable, worthy of a quite remarkable occasion.
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Graham Salter commented on a poem on Football Poets 4 years, 11 months ago
Great poem Sharon, worthy of a quite remarkable occasion.
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Graham Salter commented on a poem on Football Poets 4 years, 11 months ago
I really like this poem. So many great phrases: “striped and manicured”, “a crowd of heads go drooping”, “and maintain home advantage”, “when Mum blew for dinner”. Much appreciated! Thank you.
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Graham Salter published a poem on the site Football Poets 5 years, 1 month ago
As a child I drew crowds; row upon row,
fifteen thousand little circles for the fans,
some high in the stands, some arrayed on the Shelf
cradled by that tight encircling wall
(I’m capturing White Hart L […] -
Graham Salter posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago
BACK IN TIME DOWN WHITE HART LANE
As a child I drew crowds; row upon row,
fifteen thousand little circles for the fans,
some high in the stands, some arrayed on the Shelf
cradled by that tight encircling wall
(I’m capturing White Hart Lane
at the start of the Hunter Davies years)
the groundlings penned behind a white perimeter fence,
watching B…[Read more] -
Graham Salter published a poem on the site Football Poets 5 years, 10 months ago
Here on a field of mother Russia
The eleven men of England sing
As the prying camera moves from man to man
Slowly
Like a military inspection.
The crowd heaves, the band plays, and the camera probes
Each […] -
Graham Salter commented on a poem on Football Poets 6 years, 2 months ago
“beyond the gated community of stones”. Beautiful.
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Graham Salter commented on a poem on Football Poets 6 years, 2 months ago
Brilliant imagery. A great poem.
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Graham Salter commented on a poem on Football Poets 6 years, 2 months ago
A fine poem, much appreciated.
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Graham Salter published a poem on the site Football Poets 6 years, 2 months ago
CHILDHOOD MEMORY
The Euston to Blackpool line is swathed in fog,
Early 1958, and the evening train is held at the signal.
The halo of an approaching bicycle lamp looms through the mist.
“A plane crash” say […] - Load More
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26th April 2024 at 4:46 pm
Nice work, Joe. You were quick off the mark with that! Good one from Richard Williams too I see.
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25th April 2024 at 7:33 pm
Hi Denys,
Thanks mate. I’ll do it now.
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25th April 2024 at 1:56 pm
Thanks Joe,
you might like to write a poem yourself on the same subject…
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23rd April 2024 at 4:03 pm
Hi Denys
With you all the way on the abolition of FA Cup replays. What are they doing to the game?
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23rd April 2024 at 3:59 pm
Hi Crispin,
Yes sorry mate. Villa are still in Europe. Mistake rectified.
Cheers
Joe
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20th April 2024 at 12:04 pm
Hi Joe
Shouldn’t your title read your poem Farewell Europe England to everyone exccept Aston Villa ?
I know you mention them in your poem , but I do feel sorry for Villa re the national press .
Largely ignored. the hype was was all about Man City & Arsenal with a bit of a nod to the Hammers..but hardly a mention of Villa..
So well done to them
C
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19th March 2024 at 8:00 am
Hi Crispin. Chris Sutton on the radio has gone for a Chelsea v Coventry final. As we know anything can happen in the Cup, and I reckon we can go to the final.
We’re still in with a chance of the play offs too, so lots to go for.
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19th March 2024 at 7:41 am
Hey Kev
Let the masses drool over their odds on City v Unted Final, but who knows how pressure can hit.
Cov and Chels will be rightly labelled as having no chance..but hey …stranger things have happened..
so Chelsea v Coventry…that’s the Final for us!
Best
C
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29th January 2024 at 10:03 pm
Hi Crispin,
How are you doing mate? Yes, you’re probably right but hey football is all about emotion and passion and I just love writing about the game. I try to keep my poetry to a reasonable length but there’s so much to write about the game and its literature just lends itself naturally to poetry. Sometimes I just get completely carried and I do apologise for the length of my poetry but it’s a great thrill to be associated with Football Poets.
Cheers mate
Joe
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10th January 2024 at 7:52 pm
You’re right of course Joe but…..it’s actually more of a big welcome break for everyone who is not into Premier League ..I’m talking fans of EFL National League and below…..
Btw …is this actually your longest poem ever !?
Best
Crispin
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