SWNT Poets society

SWNT is the world’s first National Football Team Poetry Society, launched in 2019 and contains over 40 poems. The inclusive nature of the collection is exemplified by this brilliant example by Mary Ann Kennedy, which was published on our website in both Gaelic and Scots.

primo poetica

Primo Poetica (First Poetry) was launched in 2020, with over 20 poems, encouraging football wordsmiths to share their football thoughts. Here is a fine example from David Bleiman, showcasing our encouragement of poetry in all languages.

braw words

Braw Words is our latest venture, launched in 2021, for our young poets from across the country, aged 5 – 18 years of age. As Grant explains, “Football is always the winner”, illustrating our mission is to encourage young people to explain their football emotions through the written word.

Jim Mackintosh leads our mission to encourage the masses to put ‘pen to paper’ and submit their work into our growing poetry collection, heralding their football heroes.

Poet In Chief and Primo Poetica Curator

Julie McNeill is the first Makar of the Scottish Women’s National Team, and is capturing the most important voices in Scottish football, the women, children and young people, who love to watch and play the game.

SWNT Makar and Bairns Bard