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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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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25th April 2024 at 1:56 pm
Thanks Joe,
you might like to write a poem yourself on the same subject…
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23rd April 2024 at 4:03 pm
Hi Denys
With you all the way on the abolition of FA Cup replays. What are they doing to the game?
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