Futbol w polu poetyckiego zainteresowania. Na tropie tematu

In this essay, the author looks for references to football in contemporary Polish poetry. The found fragments indicate the formative nature of participation in the game, the shaping of character and knowledge about the world and interpersonal relations. The author also found traces of historical events illuminated in a specific way by the experiences of the hero involved in the game or merely watching it. Apart from texts of this type, there were found works presenting a broader perspective, containing philosophical and existential reflection. An additional thread turned out to be the problem of football criticism in connection with its commercialization.