Poetry Blogs (Olympics)
Athletes
Some thoughts on body shaming of Olympic athletes - the most ridiculous nonsense I have heard!
Thursday 11th August 2016 9:55 am
They All Concurred
Tuesday 21st August 2012 7:17 am
Spirit
We grimaced, we laughed and then we cried.
The flame was lit and some would have we marched in step
But were we just postponing our miseries for two weeks
We will still be poor and we’ll still have our wars come Monday morn
So until then the world can get along without us just fine
We’ll pick up the cudgels once more on the 13th, let’s say, around 9?
Tuesday 21st August 2012 12:47 am
OLYMPIAN ASPIRATIONS AND DREAMS
Today marks the opening of a great time in UK sporting history and the opportunity to welcome the world to
our shores - and, in particular - to the world's most famous city. There are "lies, damned lies and statistics"
and the politics of envy and disbelief. But let us put them all aside for a few weeks while we marvel and
rejoice at the elevation of human aspiration in its fines...
Friday 27th July 2012 5:23 pm
The Olympics Are Like An Onion. It'll All End In Tears...
Here's the latest post from the blog on my website:
I sometimes fear that I am becoming something of a broken record when it comes to the impending Summer Games. Not only that, but a broken record that had very little to say in the first place like, say, anything Coldplay have ever whined into a microphone. Or an interview with Boris Johnson. Honestly, I will never see the appeal of electin...
Tuesday 6th March 2012 11:26 am
How is Persil like Myra Hindley? Find out here...
Continuing the theme of laziness, here is the most recent post from my blog and it's none too complimentary look at Olympic sponsorship. Woo...
For all the previous posts check out:
www.theluchadorblog.theluchadorpoet.co.uk
Stop Lying You Money Grabbing Pricks
Last time I got inordinately annoyed at the number of ‘momentous’ events taking place in Britain during 2012. I al...
Saturday 3rd March 2012 10:54 pm
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