- Paperback: 100 pages
- Publisher: Football Poets Books (1 Oct 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0955737605
- ISBN-13: 978-0955737602
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.8 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,562,859 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The beautiful game in all its guises in the street, in the ground, in the memory, in the heart. Poetry with balls." Michael Foreman "One of the pioneers of football poetry. Who ate all the pioneers?" Attila The Stockbroker --Submitted direct from M.F
"One of those amazing people with an obsessive passion and love..who can move people" Steve Wickham /The Waterboys --Submitted direct from A.T.S
INNER GOAL by Crispin Thomas "What chance of filling a book with football poetry , much of it intended for performance, and making it a satisfying read? Chances were slim until I saw Crispin Thomas' Inner Goal. It's a whimsical book , swinging from nostalgia for Crispin's footie heroes from the 50s to sharp criticism of racism to environmental issues. All the while he dresses everything in a deceptive fluffy aura and slips in some sweet subversive ideas. Simplicity is his key to writing and what makes this book a succcess. Many have been read at workshoips run by Crispin at football clubs like Chelsea, getting children to write as part of the Kick it Out campaign, and the resulting quick , point making poems work well in that context. At their best , the poems have an aura of childlike awe and joy in the game and its exponents and the possibilities that such an international language of ball-kicking opens up - and when that haoppens , he really oculd be "swapping shrts with Shakespeare". Adam Horovitz. --Stroud new & Journal
"One of those amazing people with an obsessive passion and love..who can move people" Steve Wickham /The Waterboys --Submitted direct from A.T.S
INNER GOAL by Crispin Thomas "What chance of filling a book with football poetry , much of it intended for performance, and making it a satisfying read? Chances were slim until I saw Crispin Thomas' Inner Goal. It's a whimsical book , swinging from nostalgia for Crispin's footie heroes from the 50s to sharp criticism of racism to environmental issues. All the while he dresses everything in a deceptive fluffy aura and slips in some sweet subversive ideas. Simplicity is his key to writing and what makes this book a succcess. Many have been read at workshoips run by Crispin at football clubs like Chelsea, getting children to write as part of the Kick it Out campaign, and the resulting quick , point making poems work well in that context. At their best , the poems have an aura of childlike awe and joy in the game and its exponents and the possibilities that such an international language of ball-kicking opens up - and when that haoppens , he really oculd be "swapping shrts with Shakespeare". Adam Horovitz. --Stroud new & Journal
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A rhythmic moving feast for football lovers everywhere both young and old. From rattles and rosettes to women's football and the trenches, fantasy salaries and racism to mobile phones for goalposts. Spanning fifty years of watching and ten years of writing , Inner Goal is an affectionate and perceptive nod to the People's Game in verse. A long-overdue hard-copy debut from football's maverick performance poet featuring 75 poignant poems, 65 heart-warming haikus and charming hand-drawn illustrations from the author. Like a Ronaldo step-over, a Beckham cross or a Drogba run - expect a finely crafted read full of wit, rhythm, pace and movement . Much as a ball joins us all the world over *, this is a must for lovers of the game everywhere ..and a book to be enjoyed and embraced again and again.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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The RED BARD approves !!,
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This review is from: Inner Goal: The Poetry of Football... a Journey in Rhyme (Paperback)
Years of being a dedicated follower of football, coupled with an acute instinct for verse is a recipe for success. You will laugh, cry (almost), wish you were back in another time when football was less about money ... in fact you will go the full distance on the old "emotional rollercoaster". This is a great effort by Crispin and after dedicating so much of his free time to his baby, namely, The Football Poets website, he deserves all the success in the world.
No matter which team you support, you will enjoy this book. Crispin manages to stay original in his subject matter throughout. I won't mention favourites at this point, as I am still enjoying reading and re-reading. This might even make you get your quill out and have a go yourself ... Crispin, note those five stars !!
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A Celebration,
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This review is from: Inner Goal: The Poetry of Football... a Journey in Rhyme (Paperback)
Our football offers up a love that many of us feel but can't quite express in words. Now we can.
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Poetry with balls!,
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This review is from: Inner Goal: The Poetry of Football... a Journey in Rhyme (Paperback)
This review forwarded by Michael Foreman -Writer & Illustrator)
The beautiful game in all its guises in the street, in the ground, in the memory, in the heart. Poetry with balls. Michael Foreman
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