In 2019 we were commissioned by the University of Exeter to create a series of short films to support The Places of Poetry project. The project centres around a map of England and Wales and allows people to ‘pin’ original poems to places.
In this poem; Anfield, football poet Sharon Jones pays tribute to her beloved Liverpool FC and reflects on the glory years of the club in her youth. She writes:
“Anfield is my heartland…Anfield my Jerusalem, Dalglish my arrow of burning desire.”
“Anfield is my Haworth where Heighway / Not Heathcliff thrilled my soul’.
The Places of Poetry project has inspired thousands of poets to write about a favourite location and pin their poem to a beautiful digital map of England and Wales: from iconic historical sites to places of personal significance. The project has been supported by some of the country’s most innovative and well-known poets.
Sharon chose Anfield and her passion for the place, the club, the people and the memories – including of her own father – shine through every line.
