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Archive for February, 2005

when you watch a game you’re watching every game you’ve ever seen

I got my first red shift moment in 1960, It was near Traitor’s Gate at the Tower of London, When sister Fliss with husband Rod helped me peek behind the veil, And I peopled my footsteps with the dead great and glorious, And I saw and heard them all, as they courteously passed me by; […]

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sunday papers

Up at 5 and out by 7 for a walk with the dog after a bit of school work and vegetable bashing and then back for a quick scan of the Observer’s football pages. A couple of things took the eye before I at last reached the bit where it says Swindon 2 Barnsley 1 […]

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Red Carding Racism At Everton & Chelsea and Kicking Around With Roy Bentley

RED CARDING RACISM AT EVERTON.. …AND CHELSEA … …AND KICKING AROUND WITH ROY BENTLEY (For UK Workshops contact Crispin Thomas-The Football Poets – 01453 757376 crispin@ctmuk.freeserve.co.uk To contact the Football Poets contact – editors@footballpoets.org 1.RED CARDING RACISM AT EVERTON Jan 25 & 26 ’05… 2.KICKING AROUND WITH ROY BENTLEYJan 18-21 ’05 3..KICKING OUT RACISM WITH […]

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Crispin poem goes for forty quid – Tsunami Auction

Well, we (Football Poets) raised over £4,000 up the local pub last night at the Promises Auction. We had nearly 100 promises – Crispin’s pledge to write a love poem for Valentine’s Day for the successful bidder went for 40 quid; I came in at 50 with the offer of an hour’s conversation up the […]

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oh crikey nike – tsunami promises auction

It’s the night before the promises auction, and Trish, my wife of 20 years, has been brilliant;we have nearly 100 promises garnered by the football poets and their associates – three contributions of (a.)hypnotherapy sessions, (b.) a ton and a half of manure, and (c.) tea for two at the House of Commons, give a […]

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A January welcome ……

Lots to mention this month, plus a few links for you to explore. January brought us 15 new poets, they being (in chronological order of appearance on the site) : Jack Smith Christopher T. George James Francis Bodi Jim Bennett David Whippman Jacques Lacan Seamus McAfee Alec Finlay Philip Johnson George Kirby – the Boro […]

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