Football Poets

‘This Season’+Poem Of The Week+KIO Workshops

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So..into September already and summer almost gone (what August?) All poems about THIS SEASON from the previous and current month will appear listed below throughout the season.. .keep them coming in. Send us your poems on the games you can or can’t get to .Your hopes, dreams, moans and predictions . Like an old ground , we are currently desperately trying to attract funding to sustain, improve and up-date our antiquated site . All volunatary remember. News as ever, of forthcoming workshops, and a few links. Go well! Crispin

CONTENTS
1.ON QUALITY AND GRAMMAR
2 POEM OF THE WEEK – AMIE
3 2006/2007 WORKSHOPS WITH CRISPIN/FOOTBALL POETS
4 INTERESTING LINKS
5 THIS SEASON POEMS AUG/SEPT 06-07

1. ON QUALITY ,GRAMMAR & LANGUAGE
.Without wishing to totally discourage new writing, we have to maintain certain standards. Please check spelling ,and puctuation before submitting and please keep it clean.The site is archived by The British Library remember and viewed by millions . The Editors

2. POEM OF THE WEEK

04 Sept Kick Racism out of Football Amie
Such simple words.. 6 weeks away from Kick It Out Action Week..
It’s not just players wearing shirts for a day….what are you doing?
For community ideas check out Kick It Out

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3. FORTHCOMING 2006 WORKSHOPS with Crispin

Oct 06 Black History Month / KICK IT OUT WEEK

4 BIRMINGHAM C Blue Zone Kick it Out Workshop
7 SHEFFIELD United Bramell Lane KIO Workshop +Gig (Evening)
9 OXFORD U Leanring Zone Kick it Out Workshop
12 NOTTS F Kick it Out Workshop
14 CHELSEA FC Kick it Out Workshop with Paul Canoville
17 FULHAM FC Kick It Out Workshop
18 CHELSEA FC with Paul Canoville
20 BRISTOL CITY Study Support Centre
26/27 WALES Prisons ‘Making A Difference/ Anti-Racism’ (+Ted)
2007
Feb
3/4 MORPETH King Edward V1 School.
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4. 2006 / 2007 FOOTBALL POETRY WORKSHOPS

We run and book Football Poetry Workshops all year round.
Recent sessions in schools have included :
Angmering, Ascot, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol,
Bishops Castle, Brockworth, Gloucester, Hull, London, Littledean, Morperth, Porto- Portugal, Soudley, Stroud , Trowbridge and even a workshop in Worksop.(Honest !)
Football Clubs visited include :
Charlton Athletic, Chelsea FC, Everton FC, Fulham FC,
Northampton Town, Queens Park Rangers, Stoke City &
West Ham Utd. For info on workshops contact
Crispin Thomas ctm@crispinthomas.orangehome.co.uk
or phone 01453 757376 & 07837 798463

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A FEW WORKSHOP LINKS
Click on link or poem to view then close page or hit Back button

WORLD CUP WORKSHOP BISHOPS CASTLE PHOTOS 10.6.06
Check out some pics from the day with students and Crispin.
EVERTON FC ‘ Making A Difference’ Workshop Review Crispin Thomas
Session at Everton FC Extra Time Study Support Centre
FOOTBALL STUFF Crispin Thomas
BBC Video Nation (Real Player)
Crispin Live at Forest Green Rovers with poem, Casio and a ball

5. ‘THIS SEASON’ POEMS- AUGUST/SEPT 06

09 Sep The Blues are down the Pub
Denys E. W. Jones
09 Sep The Best in the Nation Peter Goulding
09 Sep Liverpool woes? Emdad Rahman
09 Sep On Swapping Arsenal For Shrewsbury on e Bay! Crispin Thomas
08 Sep And We’re Looking For Respect! kevin raymond
06 Sep Player Power? kevin raymond
05 Sep Season of Hope S B Ingle
04 Sep One Game One ommunityCrispin Thomas
03 Sep The Agony and the Ecstasy Peter Goulding
03 Sep Shelbourne 0 Derry City 1 Peter Goulding
03 Sep Crewe V Huddersfield 2/9/06 Alan McKean
03 Sep Germany 1 Ireland 0 Peter Goulding
02 Sep Ireland For European Cup Glory Sandra Wallett
02 Sep What about the Highbury faithful? Emdad Rahman
01 Sep They’re Changing Sides At Arsenal and Chelsea Crispin Thomas
30 Aug A Match Made in..Sunderland mark merriman
29 Aug Eleven Ten on Penalties Peter Goulding
29 Aug A Keane Appointment! kevin raymond
29 Aug Boro v Portsmouth Haiku khadim Hussain
28 Aug Up The Villa! kevin raymond
28 Aug New Paint Number Ten
24 Aug It’s Boro Who Deserved Victory! kevin raymond
24 Aug Boro v Chelsea (23-08-2006) George Kirby
24 Aug Boro Haiku Khadim Hussain
24 Aug Industrial Archaeology: My Birthday Stuart Butler
21 Aug Reading v Boro (19-08-2006) George Kirby
20 Aug The Old Ground Looks The Same! kevin raymond
19 Aug Say it ain’t so Iain. Say it ain’t so. John J O’Connor
19 Aug Here We Go…..Again! kevin raymond
17 Aug Up There With The Feeling Crispin Thomas
17 Aug Shall I Compare Thee Crispin Thomas
16 Aug Title Race Khadim Hussain
15 Aug Predictions Christian Kantel
09 Aug Accy’s Back Alan McKean
27 Jul The Wensum Bridge Disaster William Ottosson McGonagall
26 Jul New Season Alan McKean

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