umm, there was a stab at Men and Football poetry by some "Northern"
poet and the like. Ian MacMillan, thankgoogle, is attached to Bradford
City FC.
There's always Vitai Lampada: that's more about war than peace - see
http://www.wargames.co.uk/Poems/lampada.htm
then war and games usually get mixed up.
Vernon Scammell was a *boxer*, Auden's Divers brilliant bow (that's
more about sex than poetry), Lorca (Lament for Ignacio Sanchez
Mejias). See http://bjsm.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/34/6/471 for
some heavier content.
umm, if you're in a less discerning mood, could try "football chants"
or rugby songs
http://www.footballchants.org/index.php
http://www.rugbysongs.net/
including the full words of eskimo nell. Robert Service would have been proud!
Roger
On 13/07/06, Caleb Cluff <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Are there many good poems about sport? I remember as a child some verse
> about King Willow.... Not much else...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and
> poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Roger Day
> Sent: Thursday, 13 July 2006 4:29 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Snap -Wed 5/7
>
> oh dear That was almost a homage to McManus. I too liked the original
> poem fro Caleb
>
> greetings from Eesti
>
> Roger
>
> On 12/07/06, Roger Day <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > I used to close my eyes when fielding balls from the sky use to wave
> > bat at ball I soon got dropped
> >
> > Roger
> >
> > On 11/07/06, Patrick Mc Manus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > Caleb ---Bloody dangerous game I always when forced to play went for
>
> > > that far away as possible -was it long leg?ball was lethal could
> > > kill someone -I quickly developed a skill at athletics then could
> > > play with javelins shots long jumps high jumps 100yds sprints much
> > > more fun and you got to lie around in the grass waiting for turns In
>
> > > winter we were forced to play ghastly foot ball I soon realised that
>
> > > the only person allowed to wear a sweater was the goalie and being
> at thirteen?
> > > over six foot fitted
> > > Cheered ex athlete (sportsman of the year!) pensioner
>
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