Kick It Out Poems
KICK IT OUT/ANTI RACISM POEMS 2000- Present (Selection)
There are hundreds of poems about racism in footballl on this site. Many of them stretch back to 2000 .You will find poem from students in numerous schools and from football poetry workshops undertaken by the Football Poets over a ten year period. This is purely a selection.
2023
24 Jun Windrush generation Clik The Mouse
2021
15 Nov Euro 2020 Steve White
17 Jul Rough Musick Stuart Butler
16 Jul A New England: Reasons to be Cheerful Sharon Jones
7 Jun Black and Blue (for Paul Canoville) Greg Freeman
2019
9 Dec Kick It Out Rap Crispin Thomas
2018
11 Dec Kick It Out – kevin halls
2017
09 Aug Towards Inclusive Atmospheres – Crispin Thomas
2015
19 Feb Still Trying To Kick It Out (2015 Re-Mix) – Crispin Thomas
2014
28 Sep Walter Tull-Emdad Rahman
16 Jun Kick it out E Power
2013
29 Apr (2013) Man not colour – The spurs poet
17 Apr (2008) Crossing the White Line-Peter Daniel
2010
09 Feb Blackburn Rovers – Kick it Out Acrostic –
09 Feb Kick It Out – acrostic – Michael Kelly
28 May Wharton of Darlington – Shaun Campbell
28 May Song For Arthur – Jimmy Blue
2009
26 May Arthur Wharton: Prince of Keepers – Peter Daniel
2008
17 Apr Crossing the White Line-Peter Daniel
22 Oct Together – John Oliver
21 Oct Still Trying To Kick It Out – Crispin Thomas
07 Nov Kick It Out – Clik The Mouse
2006
09 Oct Football Unites Racism Divides so Kick It Out Bethany Duncan
2005
03 Dec WALTER TULL –Elaine Fearn
03 Nov Kick it Out Poems ELG Interface
31 Oct West Ham Kick it Out Poems West Ham United Learning Zone
03 Jun Because My Skin Is White = Crispin Thomas
2004
08 Sep Walter Tull-P Maguire
13 Oct arthur wharton (1865-1930) – haiku – Crispin Thomas
2003
03 Dec (2005) WALTER TULL –Elaine Fearn
04 Aug Walter Tull and Family History – Stuart Butler
2002
Nov 22 Arthur, Arthur What’s the Score – Ralph Hancock
19 Oct Arthur Wharton – A Burning Black Star -(1865-1930)-Crispin Thomas
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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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kevin halls
18th March 2024
Richard Williams
18th March 2024
joe morris
18th March 2024
Denys E. W. Jones
17th March 2024
joe morris
17th March 2024
Clik The Mouse
14th March 2024
joe morris
14th March 2024
joe morris
10th March 2024
joe morris
6th March 2024
Denys E. W. Jones
3rd March 2024
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Latest Comments
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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8th January 2024 at 4:45 pm
Thanks!
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8th January 2024 at 10:42 am
There’s something so evocative and nostalgic for football fans the world over, in ‘revisiting’ old lost grounds.
Occasionally some remnants remain, with perhaps part of a wall or part or a stand or thre shape of a terrace, but often they are only still there in faded images and in our heads..
Great stuff Graham
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4th January 2024 at 10:13 am
A great idea and well executed. Thanks Graham.
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19th November 2023 at 1:45 pm
Thanks Gacina, glad you liked it, and I have just posted a new one about our points deduction…
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7th November 2023 at 6:34 pm
Today B.B.C post on F.B was titled:Premier League reduced to 18 clubs? I really think it may be interesting to see if this would be Everton’s nightmare and this poem is well suited for this concern.If there would be more difficult battle to stay if there were 18 teams.Great poem and somehow true.
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6th November 2023 at 4:43 pm
Ashington FC have launched a £50,000 Crowdfunder appeal to meet the increased costs of winning promotion last season, to pay for urgent stadium improvements, travel costs and equipment
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31st October 2023 at 4:26 pm
‘Three Teams Worse Than Us’ from our Toffee friend Denys in Italy, also sums up how FGR fans currently feel. Yes, in our case, with two going down to the Conference, it could be entitled ‘Two Teams Worse Than Us’, but three would make us feel even safer.
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6th October 2023 at 11:49 pm
Enjoy it while you can, although I’m sure Mbappe could well be bound for St James
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