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The Team Named After a Poem

By Robin Bates | Published: January 25, 2024

The Baltimore Ravens, headed for the AFC championship game, are the only team named after a poem. In some ways, the poem fits them.

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It Was in the Bleak December

By Robin Bates | Published: December 1, 2022

Poe’s “The Raven” is one way to usher in “bleak December.” The poem works on the play between madness and reason.

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Lincoln Transformed Depression thru Lit

By Robin Bates | Published: June 27, 2017

Melancholy threatened to paralyze Abraham Lincoln in his early years. Literature helped him give voice to his depression and taught him how to turn it into an asset.

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Ravens Say “Nevermore” to Opponents

By Robin Bates | Published: January 12, 2013

The Baltimore Ravens may be the only professional team named after a poem. The words fit the team.

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A Poem for Every Playoff Team

By Robin Bates | Published: January 15, 2011

Sports Saturday For the football games this weekend, I found a passage from a poem or passage from a poem that pertains to the name of each team. Enjoy. Atlanta Falcons vs. Green Bay Packers The high-flying Atlanta Falcons boast, among other things, the incomparable receiver Roddy White, who soars skyward to pull down passes. […]

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