Never Mind the Ball
100 Favourite Football Poems
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2018
Luath Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-906307-73-8 (ISBN)
Luath Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-906307-73-8 (ISBN)
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Features a collection of poems that capture the joys and frustrations of football. This work moves from one of the earliest poem written about football to the contemporary ones.
All the joys and frustrations of football are captured in this impressive collection from many of Britain's best 20th century poets. Covering the whole period of modern football "Never Mind the Ball" moves from the earliest poem written about football to the contemporary, with verses celebrating the talents of modern legends like Kevin Keegan and Kenny Dalglish. Proving that football is not just a lad's game, many of the poems are by women including Sarah Wardle, one-time poet-in-residence for Tottenham Hotspur, and die-hard Liverpool fan Parry Maguire. These alternately sad, uplifting, frustrating and laugh-out-loud funny poems celebrate the fans, the players, the managers and the teams making a brilliant collection which sums up the best and the worst of football spirit.
All the joys and frustrations of football are captured in this impressive collection from many of Britain's best 20th century poets. Covering the whole period of modern football "Never Mind the Ball" moves from the earliest poem written about football to the contemporary, with verses celebrating the talents of modern legends like Kevin Keegan and Kenny Dalglish. Proving that football is not just a lad's game, many of the poems are by women including Sarah Wardle, one-time poet-in-residence for Tottenham Hotspur, and die-hard Liverpool fan Parry Maguire. These alternately sad, uplifting, frustrating and laugh-out-loud funny poems celebrate the fans, the players, the managers and the teams making a brilliant collection which sums up the best and the worst of football spirit.
One of five sons of a shale miner, Alistair Findlay was born in Winchburgh, West Lothian, in 1949. Having had a diverse employment history, from clay miner to Golden Wonder lorry-loader, he now lives in Bathgate and works as a Senior Social Worker for West Lothian Council. Alistair was signed by Hibernian FC during seasons 1965-68. He has written of his experience as a player in his first collection of poetry in 2004, Sex, Death and Football.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.9.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | 100 Favourite Poems |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Fußball | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-906307-73-3 / 1906307733 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-906307-73-8 / 9781906307738 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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