Tag Archives: Sports

Reflecting upon Football’s Carnage

By Robin Bates | Published: December 21, 2013

What may be the greatest poem about American football focuses on its violence.

By Robin Bates | Published: December 14, 2013

To honor Matt Praters 64-yard field goal, here’s William Meissner poem about a “Kicker’s Last Steps.”

By Robin Bates | Published: December 7, 2013

I revisited Byron’s poem about swimming the Hellespont/Dardanelles after a friend tried the feat.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 30, 2013

Some of the dramas in Jane Austen can also be found in the NFL.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 23, 2013

Once again Manning and Brady square off, reminding us of Achilles and Hector.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 2, 2013

Herman Melville would have approved of the Boston Red Sox and the beards.

By Robin Bates | Published: October 12, 2013

How Tony Romo is like Icarus.

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By Robin Bates | Published: October 5, 2013

Something feels wrong about no Yankee team in the postseason. Time to reminisce with a Marianne Moore poem.

By Robin Bates | Published: September 28, 2013

“The Daily Sports Poem” blog has poems that perfectly capture a wide range of sporting events.