Write man for Bohs
Dublin People 20 Feb 2015
THERE’S no guarantee that Bohemian FC will pick up any silverware this upcoming season but they’re bound to beat their League of Ireland rivals in any war of words.

That’s because the Northside club has become the first ever Irish soccer team to appoint a Poet in Residence, and Cabra student, Lewis Kenny, will be bringing a touch of culture to the Gypsies in this, their 125th anniversary year.
For better or verse, the 21-year-old will compose poems about the club, Dalymount Park, football in general and the local community, which will be published in he club’s match-day programme.
And while he’s always wanted to represent the Bohs, Lewis never thought he be writing down lines for the club, rather than playing down them.
“My reaction to this appointment is pure joy,
? he said.
“My boyhood dream was to play for Bohemians, and I have been a fan all my life. I never thought I would represent the club as a poet.
?
Lewis has several pieces
“in the works
? and hopes to unveil one of these at the start of the new league season next month.
And he’s no novice when it comes to words. In fact Lewis is a regular performer on the Dublin festival circuit and even headlined his own show,
‘OutStraight’, at Electric Picnic.
He’s also the founder of the Inter-Varsity Poetry Slam, a college competition that starts next month and aims to become an all-Ireland event next year.
Lewis has appeared on RTE’s The Works and is also Chairperson of the Poetry Society at the Institute of Art Design and Technology (IADT) in Dun Laoghaire, where he studies audio-visual media technology.
Lewis Kenny’s appointment is part of a series of measures to help celebrate and commemorate the historic Northside club’s 125th anniversary.
The programme of events over the coming months includes an exhibition, a drama reading, a family day, historical talks and other cultural initiatives.
Already known as
‘the people’s club, Bohs are increasingly becoming recognised as an earthy club of culture.