{"product_id":"built-different-poems-celebrating-liverpool-football-club","title":"Built Different - Poems Celebrating Liverpool Football Club","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Joseph Roberts is a rising star in the poetic firmament. He has a unique take on the world and its people.\" (Benjamin Zephaniah)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword by Steven Gerrard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt Different is an official Liverpool FC publication featuring a selection of new and favourite poems written by wordsmith, spoken artist and passionate Liverpool FC fan Joseph Roberts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This City, this Club, connects all of us\" - Excitement, elation, heartache, disappointment: a passionate football fan can feel any, or all, of these within a single match. That is the power of the so-called Beautiful Game - it can unite thousands of people from different walks of life in a collective moment of joy, hope, frustration, loss, and, sometimes even, victory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a lifestyle Liver bird Joseph Roberts knows all too well - and one he explores in his work as an award-winning poet and spoken word artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoseph was just 20 when he performed his first major show to a crowd of 1,500 people in Liverpool city centre. In the few years since, he's become a Liverpool sensation, thanks to his natural accent, witty turns of phrase, down-to-earth delivery, grassroots subject matters and passion for the club.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis work has tackled difficult issues, such as racism in football and the Hillsborough disaster, as well as lighter funnier subjects, such as the ups and downs of being a lifelong Red and proper way to use \"Scouse slang\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eReach Sport\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e20 x 13 cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e288 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOctober 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEnglish\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e9781916811713\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Joseph Roberts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59038142464381,"sku":null,"price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/5149\/9341\/files\/2026-11-0113.35.55.jpg?v=1793790335","url":"https:\/\/stanchionbooks.com\/products\/built-different-poems-celebrating-liverpool-football-club","provider":"Stanchion Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}