I Love You, Football: Poems About the Beautiful Game

I Love You, Football: Poems About the Beautiful Game

by TonyBradman (Author)

Synopsis

Covering a wide variety of aspects of football, both as sport and popular culture, from going to watch you favourite team, to kicking about in the park, collecting the club strip and playing for the school, this anthology represents the very best of poetry on one of the most popular subjects. It treats the theme seriously, though not without humour, and includes many well-known poets liked Alan Ahlberg, Ted Hughes. Roger McGough, Jackie Kay, Ian McMillan, Gerard Benson, John Foster, Nick Toczek, Paul Cookson, Roger Stevens, Brian Moses and many more. Tony Bradman is a highly respected children's poet, novelist and anthologiser who is himself a fanatic football lover and the author and editor of football stories for children including "One Nil" and three volumes of Football Fever".

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Wayland
Published: 18 Mar 2004

ISBN 10: 0750242795
ISBN 13: 9780750242790
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

Media Reviews
Children who love 'the beautiful game' will appreciate the range of emotions, the agony, the ecstasy, and the excitement described by the many poets included in this well-chosen and humourously illustrated anthology ... There is plenty of variety to suit all tastes ... You'll be over the moon with this anthology, not sick as a parrot. -- Books for Keeps 20040701 Earns its place on this crowded shelf ... An impressive line-up of contemporary children's poets ... For a football anthology for upper juniors this is probably as good as any available. -- School Librarian 20040301 A superb sellection of poems which, while incrediibly diverse, all have an enthusiasm, passion and insight that it is a pleasure to share ... Even those who are not fans will find something to enjoy in this book and may even gain some insight into what it is about football that inspires such enthusiasm among so many. -- Booktrusted News 20040301
Author Bio
Tony Bradman is an experienced editor, writer and anthologist in the world of children's books. He has written numerous plays, stories and poems for young children. He is also a fanatical football follower.