50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems : Macmillan Children's Books : 9781529058048 : 152905804X : 27 May 2021 : Brian Bilston is the poet behind the collection You Took the Last Bus Home and the novel Diary of a Somebody, a unique blend of poetry and diary entries that was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award in 2019. Known for his unconventional poem formats, through his Twitter following he is opening up the world of poetry to a wider audience. In this new collection aimed at children - or football fans of any age - he turns his attention to all aspects of the sport, from the actual playing to match analysis and the half-time orange break. Using chants, ballads, puns and shape poems, Brian Bilston's witty collection brings together the worlds of poetry and football in beautiful, lyrical style.