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.
Publish your football poems here and then discuss them with your team mates and fans. We're archived by The British Library, so your masterpieces are in the safe hands of a world-class keeper. What a result!
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Latest Comments
27th November 2024 at 5:55 am
‘You’re Supposed To Be At Home’ is an excellent and moving poem Denys.
You start off thinking it’s just about another oft-sung chant, one we personally heard a lot last season throughout our second relegation in a row here at Forest Green(FGR) ! I always love poems where you think they are saying one thing and then they suddenly pull you deeper to somewhere or something else else.
I’m currently helping in a local school for FGR in a voluntary capacity using football to help young students with reading. At an upcoming session we will tackle racism, just like we did in workshops at football schools and grounds when we first started this site 24 years ago. I’m gonna try and weave your poem into a session.
We’ve added it to the Anti- Racism/Kick It Out section under Crispin’s Corner.
Best C
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26th November 2024 at 1:59 pm
Great poem and great to see you back Wyn.
Don’t leave it so long next time my friend!
More please.
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13th September 2024 at 6:14 pm
Welcome to Football Poets Beth
Great evocative poem Beth….
More please !
Haiku always welcome.
Hope we (FGR) get to play you again soon
Best
Crispin
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26th July 2024 at 6:25 pm
Great poem Mike Bartram. Eddie was a legend, affectionately known in Liverpool as, “the first hooligan.” Even the hoolies were well dressed in those days. The amazing thing was he was only 26 when that picture was taken. He’d played for Everton youth team and was well known to the players. He never got arrested. They threw him out and he climbed back in, just in time for Derek Temples winner.
I used the picture of him being tackled to the ground on the front cover of my book, “Once Upon a rhyme in Football.” It’s worth looking on youtube and finding the re-enactment of the Wembley scene. Frank Skinner and Baddiel went around to Eddies home in the 1990’s and acted it out on the green outside. It’s hilarious, especially all the effort they put in to get Eddie sober enough to shoot the scene.
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10th July 2024 at 6:07 pm
Hi Crispin,
I don’t know if you’ve see the picture in social media today…
a picture of a teenage Lionel Messi cradling a baby in Africa as part of a photoshoot…. the family had won a lottery to have their baby pictured with him….
the photographer has just revealed that the baby is actually in fact Lamine Yamal!!!!
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26th May 2024 at 2:30 pm
Hi Denys…
Re Man City:
OK it was 20 years ago but Criag Wilson did write this and a few others on them back in 04/05.
BTW I’m more Forest Green Rover since 2014 (and Chelsea) these days . I drum and am a standing season ticket holder .
Best
Crispin
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29th April 2024 at 2:47 pm
Hi Denys,
Yes Richard Williams you’re a brilliant wordsmith, my friend. When I first saw your football poetry I thought it was the superb Guardian sports and music writer. I once had the honour of sitting next to Richard Williams while at the Independent on the sports desk. He writes about music and sport with immense knowledge and authority. I’ve read a couple of Richard’s books recently. Great writer rather like you Richard Williams the Pompey fan. Congratulations on promotion.
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28th April 2024 at 5:59 pm
Thanks Denys. Yes your replay poem was superb.
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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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