Haikus+Poems -Portsmouth & WBA Study Centres
Hi…
A selection of some of the Haiku & Poetry work with young students and Crispin from two recent sessions at Portsmouth FC and also a recent Kick it Out session on Racism at West Bromcih Albion FC
FOOTBALL HAIKUS from Pompey Study Support Centre
November 21st 2007 – with children from Pompey Double Club schools – Staunton Sports College, Warblington School, Park Community School, St Edmund’s School and Priory Sports College.
(Thanks Nicky for helping to process them all! Crispin)
The first two haikus shown won Pompey Towels each..and John & Chelsy both promised they would use them !
It’s joy and despair
Football is about trying
Passion, skill and fun
By John
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A smashing game
You can play it anywhere
Everyone loves it
By Chelsey
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Pompey is my team
You might as well go home
To cry to your Mum
By Mike
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Bring on the Blues now
See you on the pitch today
Score the winning goal
By Jack
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The grass is muddy and wet
In the bath or in the sea
We all love the game
By Jade
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Make some noise now
Football is simple
Blues will win the game
By Jason
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Football till I die
We will, we will rock your socks
I love kicking balls
By Kane
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Pompey are the best
They are from the heavens
A brilliant night
By Kieran
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A great adventure
It’s played day and night
Football is the world
By Zac
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It’s enjoyed by fans
David James saved a good shot
Football is the best
By Lauren
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Football mad for life
In the night and in the day
Having fun with mates
By Jordan
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We play on a pitch
Kick the ball to score a goal
Football is rubbish!
By Kirby
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In the dark or light
It can happen anywhere
It fills me with joy
By Kyla
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Beautiful fun game
Five goals to us and none to you
I just love to play
By Kieran
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Football is the best
The excitable crowd shout
It is very loud
By Liam
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A physical game
Score a cracking goal for us
Teamwork is the key
By Ethan
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Just kicking a ball
We all love to watch a game
Born to love Pompey
By Maria
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The back of the net
I would chant at every match
Scoring is the best
By Ben
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A game of passion
A match of two halves
A badge of pride
By Josh
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Kick the ball to win
Millions of pounds to watch
Born to kick a ball
By Anon
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Crowds cheer on their team
The big game’s on Saturday
It’s a great gift
By Sonny
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What a brilliant game
Girls and boys play football
It’s a privilege
By Sam
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Pompey are my team
The fans cheer and shout out loud
The world’s greatest game
By Kynan
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Shin pads must be worn
Pompey play at Fratton Park
A great game for life
By Billie
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What a fine tackle
Drift into the ball and save
It’s my privilege
By Tristan
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How long till half time?
Two teams battle for the ball
It gives me a thrill
By Grant
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A brilliant goal eh!
Two teams go to war to win
It helps us to believe
By Joe (and Mr Turner!)
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An amazing goal
Pompey are the greatest
It’s my honour
By Liam
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KICK IT OUT HAIKUS & POEMS from West Bromwich Albion Study Support Centre / Fernwood Primary School Yrs 5 & 6
November 2007
A selection of some of the work with young students and Crispin at a recent Kick it Out session..Thank you Jennie at WBA for helping process them all. Crispin
HAIKUS ON RACISM
by Pupils of Greatbridge School at WBA Study Centre-Oct 07
Abuse for colour
It happens in the playground
Act against it now
Thoyab- Great Bridge
Not being the same
Jealousy and hatred too
Others have rights
Jaycie – Great Bridge
Fear of this abuse
Jealous of your modern things
Stop racism fast
Craig- Rounds Green
Fear they might hurt you
It happens at football grounds
Let racism stop!
Billy- Great Bridge
Fear they might hurt you
Jealous of your brand new things
Act against it now
Sharonjit- Great Bridge
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POEMS ON RACISM by Pupils of Ferndale Primary at WBA .Oct 07
FOOTBALL IS FOR ALL
Football is passion for the quite famous men,
And for some not so famous women as well,
Football is for any person at all
Whether big or small little or tall,
It’s for any race or colour,
It’s for all to enjoy
Be it man, girl or boy.
By Paige Seal -Ferndale
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WORDS CAN HURT
Football is a game of only two halves
Its full of action and lots of cards
There’s players scoring
The match can be boring
Football is a game with just two halves
Racists hide
They hide in the crowd
Sometimes they shout
Really really loud..
Words can hurt .
By Ryan- Ferndale
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THE FOOTBALL MEANING
Here is a poem,
I’m about to tell
It’s really important
So listen well!
Football is dangerous,
But football is fun,
Play it in the rain,
Play it in the sun,
Racism’s a problem,
It’s still here today,
So leave the people alone,
To make it go away!
By Catherine Brisland – Ferndale
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IT MAKES ME THINK
They are cool
Not a fool
It’s the best
Not a mess
Racism’s the worst
It makes me cry
Lets kick it out
And say goodbye
By Hannah Price – Ferndale
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RACISM IS WRONG
Football is bad
football is good,
All you do
is play in the mud!
All you have to do
is get the ball in the net!
Some of us have tried
but they haven’t done it “YET”
Some can do it
A hundred times or more
Why do they get
So excited when they score?
Racism is bad
Racism is wrong
Don’t worry don’t go
Just stay where you belong!
By Kirsten Wardlaw – Ferndale
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I DON’T LIKE RACISM
I don’t like football
Like some people do
I think it’s a rip off
Tell me, do you??
I don’t like racism
There isn’t any need
But I understand
Your point of view !!!!
By Mikayla – – Ferndale
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FOOTBALL ACROSTIC (BE NICE TO EVERYONE)
Football is a sport
Over a million fans
Over a million pounds to build a stadium
To work as a team
Be nice to everyone
And show racism the red card
Lots of people watch
Lets all cheer for football
By Russell Brown – Ferndale
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TALKING ‘BOUT RACISM
Why , why ,why
oh why is it here ?
what could it be
Is it ignorance or fear?
You know what I’m talking about!
Racism
If you’re a football player!
And if you were black,
Would you like
The crowd on your back?
So don’t do it to someone
Else who is black!
So lets kick racism
Out of football!
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Yasmin-Leigh – Ferndale
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RACISM IS BAD
Football is the best
Better than the rest
Footballers are class
And they play on grass.
Racism is bad
It makes me sad
If it has happened to you
Just ignore IT and carry on what you do.
I love football!
By charlotte nelson. — Ferndale
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OTHER RECENT CHILDREN’S POEMS ON RACISM
16 Oct we are all the same Youcef Bennadja
16 Oct Racism All Around Jin Abdalo
16 Oct stop racism heather montieth
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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
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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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