1 Game 1 Community Poems+Poem Of The Week
PLEASE SEND IN YOUR KICK IT OUT POEMS…SEE 3…
CONTENTS
1 DIARY & STUFF
2 ON QUALITY AND GRAMMAR
3 KICK IT OUT POEMS ON RACISM IN FOOTBALL…
4 POEM OF THE WEEK – United Colours-Bethany Duncan
5 2006/2007 WORKSHOPS WITH CRISPIN / FOOTBALL POETS
6 INTERESTING LINKS
7‘THIS SEASON’ POEMS OCTOBER 06
1. DIARY & STUFF
A mad 10 days..just back from Chelsea ,Nottingham, Sheffield United , Birmingham City ,Oxford United and the Kick it Out Week Launch at the House Of Lords! . Kick It Out have been really supportive and instrumental in making many of the dates happen. Thank you guys..Zakir, Alison, Fatima, Becky and of course Piara..keep on…
Kick It Out Week/Black History Month-One Game One Community..
It’s not just a week and not just players wearing shirts for a day….what are you doing? For info, news and community ideas click here Kick It Out
New Poems on racism will appear below, please send them in this month.
Trains..trains..trains..Worked with some great kids at Chelsea on Saturday with Paul Canoville , their first ever black player, now back and looking great! The kids of Westminster had put together this amazing animated story about Paul’s life and how he suffered from racism in the 80’s with brilliant illustrations. On Thursday last week I was at Nottingam Forest, a wonderfully spacious Study Centre. Earlier this month I visited Birmingham City and Oxford United, thanks to Becky and Ed respectively. Stuart Butler & myself were just in Sheffield at Off The Shelf Fest and Sheffield United Academy,hi to all who came. Thanks also to
Ralph,Helen,Michelle ,Bethany and Andy. Ted Smith Orr and I are back in prison at the end of the month!! (see dates) . . Poems about THIS SEASON from the last month will continue to appear in this section . Like an old ground, we are STILL currently desperately trying to attract funding to sustain, improve and up-date our antiquated site. All voluntary . News of workshops, and links. Go well! Crispin
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2. ON QUALITY, GRAMMAR & LANGUAGE
Without wishing to 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
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3. 2006 KICK IT OUT POEMS ON RACISM IN FOOTBALL
All of the childrens’ and students’ Kick it Out Week Workshop poems on Racism from Oxford Utd,Birmingfham City,Notts Forest, Chelsea ,Bristol City & Fulham will appear under Butler’s Bench on this site on home page.A selection of the best will appear below.
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Oct 06
16 Oct Just Bin It Sam-Nottingham Forest Study Centre .
Everybody Has Their Own Race Josh-Nottingham Forest Study Centre .
We’re All The Same Patrick Massam -Nottingham Forest Study Centre .
No More Racism In This World
Zainub-Nottingham Forest Study Centre .
11 Oct
Don’t Be Afraid To Talk The Truth Olivia Kelly-Birm C Blue Zone .
THERE’S NO NEED Junaid & Aqib – Birm City Blue Zone .
Boot it Out Sam Baker- Oxford Learning Utd .
Side By Side (All As One) kevin raymond .
Racism Doesn’t Belong Misgana Bazezew-Oxford Learning Utd .
09 Oct
United Colours of Football Haiku Bethany Duncan-Sheff U Academy
Football Unites Racism Divides so Kick It Out Bethany Duncan
Side By Side On Balls Haiku Crispin Thomas
05 Oct
Full Complement Maureen Yeo
04 Oct
Racist? What Racist? Peter Goulding
03
Kick It Out Kevin Raymond
One Game One Community Crispin Thomas
Kick Racism Out Of Football Amie
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4. POEM / HAIKU OF THE WEEK click here
09 Oct United Colours of Football Haiku Bethany Duncan
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5. FORTHCOMING 2006 WORKSHOPS with Crispin
Oct 06 Black History Month / KICK IT OUT WEEK
****Made possible by Kick it Out..
4 BIRMINGHAM C Blue Zone Kick it Out Workshop****
7 SHEFFIELD United Bramell Lane KIO Workshop-Day (Crispin)
7 SHEFFIELD Off The Shelf Festival (Crispin & Stuart Butler & Kids!)
9 OXFORD U Learning Zone Kick it Out Workshop ****
10 LONDON Kick It Out Launch House Of Lords. ****
12 NOTTS F Kick it Out Workshop ****
14 CHELSEA FC Kick it Out Workshop with Paul Canoville
17 FULHAM FC Kick It Out Workshop****
20 BRISTOL CITY Study Support Centre ****
26/27 WALES Prisons ‘Making A Difference/ Anti-Racism’ (+Ted)
29 PLYMOUTH Respect Festival (Racism workshop/performance)
Nov
4 FULHAM FC Family Day ‘Kick Into Reading’ Nat Lit Trust
2007
Jan
18-19 CHELSEA FC Education Through Football with Roy Bentley
22-24 CHELSEA FC Education Through Football with Roy Bentley
Feb
3/4 MORPETH King Edward V1 School.
ABOUT 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 :
Birmingham City,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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6. A FEW WORKSHOP LINKS
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WORLD CUP WORKSHOP BISHOPS CASTLE PHOTOS 10.6.06
For pics from the day with students and Crispin click here:
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
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. 7. Poems on ‘THIS SEASON’ OCTOBER 06
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10 Oct Ireland v The Czech Republic Preview Peter Goulding
10 Oct Mortification Darren O’Keeffe
09 Oct Man United Lauren Atack
09 Oct Caught Napping Or What? kevin raymond
08 Oct Curse of the Returning Striker mark merriman
03 Oct Zokora zonked Clik the mouse
03 Oct A Norfolk recipe Andrew James
02 Oct Fair Play To The Villa! kevin raymond
02 Oct He Can’t Buy A Goal At The Moment kevin raymond
02 Oct Power Cut mark merriman
30 Sep And Sheva must score Emdad Rahman
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Welcome to Football Poets -- a club for all football poets, lovers of football and lovers of (alternative) poetry. Discover poets in every league from respected internationals at the top of their game to young hopefuls in the school playground.
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Latest Comments
5th December 2022 at 8:11 pm
Stuart, you are not alone, in your dichotomy of doubt
but without dissention
you stand alone
in hogging our attention!
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16th November 2022 at 11:04 am
[Football on soiled turf]
This is a wonderful phrase which I shall be using from now on!
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15th November 2022 at 3:54 pm
Well said Crispin. One of the reasons for The Ball 2022/23 is exactly this – that FIFA need to know. The Ball is essentially a petition to FIFA to honour their commitments to the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework. They signed up; they should act. The Qatar tournament takes the World Cup in the opposite direction to that commitment. And 2026 looks like it’ll be even worse.
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8th November 2022 at 2:06 pm
Hi Guys
Re ‘Lets Boycott Qatar ‘ poem
You probably hate me banging on..and problably know (like me) that my/your not watching the World Cup in Qatar will make no difference.
Of course it won’t. That’s not the point.
OK someone might possibly eventually publish a minimal drop in terrestrial TV viewer numbers, but I fear that is unlikely.
But please above all, do go on writing poems about the World Cup, as/you we have always done. I hate to think a poem or two of mine might l make you feel bad about comenting on a game or country …or that I’ve put you all off about wanting to contribute.
So we’d love to hear from you and read your thoughts and observations, as ever on what’s going on.
Some of us have been here since Football Poets website birth/inception for the Euros 2000 ….
All my best wishes
Crispin
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18th October 2022 at 10:06 am
Shoot! (Something we’ve also been screaming in vain at our team all season !)
Great memories Joe . Before Shoot, it was Roy of the Rovers comic too, dropping through my letterbox.
Anxiously waiting each week to see if they survived in the mexcian jungle after an ambush..or a pre-season earthquake!
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3rd October 2022 at 8:32 pm
Thanks for the kind words Sharon. Yes, it was a shame with Billy Shako, but with five subs now being allowed, he might yet make it off the bench. Even if it’s just a cameo to close out a poem.
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2nd October 2022 at 1:49 pm
John, your new book is an absolute delight and more please. It’s a shame ‘Swapping Shirts With Shakespeare’ never made it off the bench, but quality football poets light up the writing fields like Roman candles. Go well.
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4th September 2022 at 12:42 pm
Great memories Greg. Took me right back.
Today I stand on a small terrace in the hills where I live watching Forest Green Rovers in L1, and keep up with Chelsea on highlights. It’s a far cry and a world away from those times when I lived as a child within walking distance of ‘The Bridge’ – just off the Ifield Road, which led to Fulham Road. The Blues were rubbish for so long, but we loved them and somehow we stayed in the old First Division for so many seasons. And of course we got to see Greavesie at his impudent best, scoring goals for fun. Mad unpredictable games where we’d score 4 and let in five.
The looming floodlights in the dark and mist on magic night games. The big games when the ground heaved.
I don’t think we ever realized how magical and incredible it was back then. The atmosphere and arriving there so early – like you said.. just to make sure you got in. Back when Bovril, tea and cake and roasted peanuts for sixpence a back were just about all on offer.
Good times.
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4th September 2022 at 12:37 pm
see above
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18th August 2022 at 10:20 am
To put it politely!
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