Andy Murray and Serena Williams were warriors as they won the U.S. Open, bringing to mind poems by Robert Burns and Tony Hoagland.
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Tag Archives: Sports
Murray and Serena, Unapologetic Power
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Fed, Peyton: Made Weak by Time & Fate?
Peyton Manning and Roger Federer, in the twilight of their careers, bring to mind Tennyson’s Ulysses.
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Stephen Strasburg as a Balzac Parable
The strange case of Stephen Strasburg–missing the playoffs if he exceeds his innings pitched limit–has parallels with the Balzac novel “The Magic Skin.”
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Baseball, Bernard Malamud, Honoré de Balzac, Magic Skin, Natural, Peau de Chagrin, Stephen Strasburg Comments closed
A New York Tennis Poem
Caleb Gardner’s subtle but poignant tennis poem is about more than tennis.
Usain Bolt as Shakespeare’s Puck
Like Shakespeare’s Puck, Usain Bolt toys with his opponents.
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Beowulf, an Early Olympic Swimmer
Beowulf engages in a swimming contest of Olympian dimensions.