Tag Archives: Sports

Wonder in an Old Leather Mitt

By Robin Bates | Published: August 9, 2014

Emilio DeGrazia’s poems about an old leather mitt is a wonderful meditation on aging.

By Robin Bates | Published: August 2, 2014

The spirit of Maryland’s overnight Governor’s Cup sailboat race is captured in John Masefield’s well known “Sea Fever.”

By Robin Bates | Published: July 26, 2014

I use an Emily Dickinson poem to root for my favorite baseball team, the Baltimore Orioles.

By Robin Bates | Published: July 19, 2014

Roger Feder, like Tennyson’s “Ulysses,” braved time and fate and came up just short.

By Robin Bates | Published: July 14, 2014

In honor of Germany’s World Cup victory, here is the poem that serves as the foundation of their national anthem

By Robin Bates | Published: July 12, 2014

Lebron’s return to Cleveland is like Odysseus’ return to Ithaka.

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By Robin Bates | Published: July 5, 2014

The hackneyed poems of Edgar Guest actually capture the effort put forth by the U.S. Men’s Soccer Team.

By Robin Bates | Published: June 28, 2014

Soccer star Luis Suarez has a problem with biting. Bram Stoker had advice for dealing with biters.

By Robin Bates | Published: June 21, 2014

Spain, which once did bestride the soccer world like a colossus, has been ousted from the World Cup.