Your World Cup Poems
2023 Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Sep 01 Ruined By A Kiss ~ WWC23 Crispin Thomas Aug 23 Spain Triumph ~ WWC23 Crispin Thomas Aug 21 The Ecstasy and the Agony Denys E. W. Jones Aug 21 Spain reign on the plains joe morris Aug 20 The Women’s World Cup Final joe morris Aug 18 WWC23~The Gold Gacina […]
Your Nostalgia Poems
Hi – Your Nostalgia / Football Memories Poems ; 2000-Present ~ Many of these poems were first published on the original/old Football Poets site established June 2000 and have been archived by British Library. In many cases you can click on poem title to link to poem and click on poet name to link to […]
World Cup Haiku ~ Australia New Zealand 2023
Women’s World Cup 2023 haiku -Australia New Zealand Aug 23 Spain Triumph ~ WWC23 Crispin Thomas Aug 16 It’s…. (nearly!) World Cup Winnie Aug 16 Time To Bring it Home ~ WWC 23 Crispin Thomas Aug 07 England & Australia Last Eight Bound ~ WWC ’23 Crispin Thomas Aug 04 Morocco & Columbia Make The Last 16 WWC […]
Your RIP Poems
Your RIP / Remembrance Poems for those that we have lost. Published: 2000-Present ~ 2023: Trevor Francis; John Motson; Gianluca Vialli; 2022 : Ivic Osim; John Jackson; Pelé; George Cohen; Chem Abad; Terry Neill; 2021 : Ray Kennedy; Ron Flowers; Roger Hunt; Jimmy Greaves; Gerd Muller; Frank Worthington; Peter Lorimer; Ian St. John; Bobby Kellard […]
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 […]
Your Hillsborough Poems
YOUR HILLSBOROUGH POEMS 2000-2021 – Our selection of poems published on the new site since 2015 and the original/old Football Poets website (2000-2015) now preserved/archived by the British Library. They recall and remember the lives of those original 96 (now 97) souls we lost. The tragic Hillsborough disaster occurred during the semi-final FA Cup tie : […]
Your Euros Poems
2022 ~Your Women’s Euro 2022 England Poems~ Aug 1 We Can Be Heroes Sharon Jones Jul 31 Let’s hear it for the ladies joe morris Jul; 31 Homecoming Greg Freeman Jul 15 A pride of Lionesses (and all the other teams) Greg Freeman Jul 13 Lionesses Roar As One Crispin Thomas ~ Your Euro 2020 (2021!) Poems ~ 24 […]
Christmas Truce Poems
Your Christmas Truce 1914 Football Poems~ Selection 2000-2021 2021 19 Dec The First World War football truce joe morris 2018~ 100th Anniversary of WW1 End 27 Dec It Came Upon A Midnight Clear – Stuart Butler 05 Dec One Christmas in the Trenches ~ Centenary-Crispin Thomas 23 DecThe Truce traduced –Clik The Mouse 2014 ~ 100th […]
Football At Christmas Poems
YOUR FOOTBALL AT CHRISTMAS POEMS 2000-Present 2021 16 Dec Football at Christmas always seemed too much. joe morris 2020 10 Dec So Here it is Merry Christmas Sharon Jones 3 Dec One Christmas During Covid Crispin Thomas 3 Dec Rodborough Robin Trail ~ It Came Upon A Midnight Clear Stuart Butler 2018 05 Dec One Christmas in the […]
Your Munich Poems
.Your Munich Poems 2004-2021 On February 6th 1958, 23 people RIP (of the 44 passengers & crew) lost their lives when a plane crashed at Munich Airport, attempting to take off in heavy snow. Among the dead, were members of Manchester United Football Club, returning from a European Cup tie v Red Star Belgrade. New […]
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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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20th September 2023 at 1:37 pm
Lovely stuff for one of the best.
We love him to death down at the Palace.
I’ll post my Roy poem a bit later. You’ve inspired me to finish it.
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19th September 2023 at 5:06 pm
I’d like to think some of my scarves might get passed down the generations, but can’t see some of the “quality merchandise” I have making much past my son’s generation. They’ll fall apart before he even has kids, I reckon!
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7th September 2023 at 2:43 pm
Very true Crispin. Thanks!
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3rd September 2023 at 6:55 pm
Play Up Pompey indeed Richard .
My first ever proper game when i was 10 was Chelsea 7-4 Pompey on Xmas morning 1959, Greavesie got 4.
First visited Fratton Park with Chelsea (2-2) and stood among loads of sailors back in the old Second Dvision early 60s . That’s when I first heard the Pompey Chimes..
Last visited in the mid 2000s to run a football poetry workshop on racism with local young students in the Study Centre you had then at the time.
Had a great chat with some of your fans when you came here to Forest Green last season…
best wishes
Crispin
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1st September 2023 at 7:17 pm
Cliché heaven or hell..we get it all
Welcome to Football Poets John
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28th August 2023 at 10:54 am
Thanks Crispin – noted re the boxer! Never know, perhaps we’ll get Forest Green in the cup… or Chelsea!
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27th August 2023 at 4:47 pm
Hey Rowan
Tough line up of opening fixtures but werlcome to the National League and to Football Poets.
I’ve often passed your ground but never actually been.
Had to remove the boxert poem , sorry ….only poems about football, though i did read your tenuous link!
best wishes
Crispin -Editor
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6th August 2023 at 3:46 pm
Don’t worry Apollo, I have examined the evidence on YouTube – he looks great, the real deal!
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7th July 2023 at 5:26 pm
Let’s Hope for your sake Denys, that he doesn’t turn out to be from La-la-Land!
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1st July 2023 at 6:33 pm
Lovely imagery in your Blyth poem Greg
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