Monthly Archives: August 2009
Brett Favre through poetry
I love me some Bill Knott, who had a great blog awhile back (but now it’s defunct). UPDATE:not defunct, Bill Knott’s blog just moved to blogspot. What he seems to be describing, is Brett Favre’s tenuous grasp of team, player … Continue reading
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Fantasy Football Advice from Poets- William Butler Yeats
Now you’ve watched some preseason, you’ve read from the insiders or analysis of mock drafts of mocking mock drafts. You have a discernible plan, but most likely, you don’t have advise from poets on these matters. Not until today. What … Continue reading
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Nats Baseball: Open Letter of Ire and Robert Creeley’s Baseball
Couple weeks ago I went to a Nats game because a friend said he had tickets. We arrived, and they told my friend his free tickets aren’t valid on weekend games because apparently playing the dregs of AL Padres isn’t … Continue reading
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Swing of things
I need a quick post to jumpstart back into the swing of things. Here’s an old poem by the genius Richard Wright: King Joe (Joe Louis Blues) Old Joe wrestled Ford engines, Lord, it was a shame; Say Old Joe … Continue reading
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Curse of Redick
Like our shark, Mr. Redick, I’ve been afflicted by heightened expectations (or lack of Internet access and moving) and have not recovered my shooting touch (or ability to sit down long enough to pen an analysis) as I run around … Continue reading
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Shark Week of Poetry: JJ Redick
I had awesome things planned, they will still be awesome, but moving and forgetting to transfer internet will stall the best of us. For now here’s the zapruder film of what this week is about (poetry starts at about the … Continue reading
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