The horror of witnessing Kevin Ware’s horrific basketball injury reminds me of a moment of comparable horror in Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues.”
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Horror Steps onto the Court
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Chicago’s Harpies Take Down LeBron
The thuggish way that the Chicago Bulls ended the Miami Heat’s streak recalls Oliver Wendell Holmes’s “harpies of the shore.”
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Makin’ Jump Shots
Michael Harper’s “Makin’ Jump Shots” has echoes of escape from slavery.
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Lakers Disappoint, Time for Memories
A Garrett Hongo poem about the 1980’s Lakers allows us to temporarily forget our disappointment with this year’s team.
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Beauty Is a Perfect Fast Break
Edward Hirsch’s “Fast Break” captures the seamless beauty of a perfect fast break.
LeBron Toys with Foes as Gods with Lear
Lebron James is to opponents as the gods are to King Lear.
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“Hunger Games” a Key to LeBron’s Win
LeBron James may love “The Hunger Games” because he sees in it his own struggles with the NBA.
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Epic Poetry, King James Version
Through his nickname, Lebron James invites associations with the King James Version of the Bible.
Rajon Rondo, Glorious in Defeat
Rajon Rondo’s remarkable but ultimately wasted performance against the Miami Heat is like William Wallace’s glorious defeat in “The Scottish Chiefs.”
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