Dame Carol Ann Duffy, famed for being the first-ever feminine Poet Laureate, has commemorated girls’s soccer in a rallying ‘Crew Discuss’-inspired poem.The poem, which marks her first in 5 years, has been launched to launch Three’s ‘WeSeeYou Community’ for the second 12 months – a platform in partnership with Chelsea FC which goals to have fun and join girls in sport. The Glaswegian poet, who spent a decade (2009-2019) because the UK’s Poet Laureate, was famend for capturing the fervour of the nation at pivotal historic moments. Impressed by the newer occasions in girls’s soccer, Carol Ann’s newest work shines a light-weight on feminine soccer trailblazers – previous and current, in addition to inspiring a brand new era.The 14-line sonnet, titled, ‘We See You’, represents a ‘Crew Discuss’ to the nation and pays homage particularly to Lily Parr, Mary Phillip, Katie Chapman, Carly Telford, Millie Shiny, Pat Dunn, Emma Hayes, Eni Aluko and Karen Carney. The poem has been unveiled as we speak and delivered to life via a splendidly shifting video that includes feminine soccer function fashions Fran Kirby, Maren Mjelde, Sophie Ingle, Eni Aluko in addition to nominees and mentors from the primary season of the ‘WeSeeYou Community’. The video will be seen on Three’s social media channels – @ThreeUK – from as we speak.
Former Poet Laureate Dame Carol Ann Duffy Pens New Poem for Girls’s Soccer
