Marxist. Trade Unionist. Socialist-feminist. Author. Poet. Speaker. Tutor. RMT ex-Exec. Workers' Liberty. Autie. Bi. PUFC fan.
You've won the Women's Ballon d'Or
You dribble, tackle, shoot and score
But do you twerk?
You strike a hard and well-aimed ball
Around a wide defensive wall
But do you twerk?
Top scorer in the Champions League
But one thing fills me with intrigue:
Do you twerk?
Keep politics out of sport
Black lives may matter
but all that matters here
is the score
Keep politics out of football
because standing up for the national anthem
is not political
but kneeling for it is
Keep politics off the pitch
Offence and defence
are matters for the field of play
not for the field of struggle
Roll up, roll up for the Sexism Olympics
Medals to be won!
It's not about your skill or fitness
But your husband or your son!
| 1 | This line is the champion |
| 2 | This line's the runner-up |
I was pleased to be invited by Dulwich fan Mishi to write a Posh-supporting poem for the forthcoming Dulwich vs #pufc friendly.
So here it is. It's in 4-4-3 formation. ;-)
Up The Posh!
Football is Poetry is a 48 page poetic football sticker book | Compiled and edited by Mark Coverdale & Owen Collins | Illustrated by Mark Coverdale | Featuring: Attila the Stockbroker, Matt Abbott, Andrew Blair, Simon Blood, Janine Booth, Rob Casey, Owen Collins, Mark Coverdale, Rick Dove, Maria Ferguson, Kevin P.
On the occasion of the 2016 FA Cup final between Manchester United and Crystal Palace:
Who to cheer today at Wembley's meeting?
One club sent us down with flukes and cheating
The other's filthy rich and so elitist
My position? Revolutionary defeatist
The Queen's horse, Estimate, was stripped of its second place in the 2014 Gold Cup after testing positive for morphine ...