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The Trouble Ball: Poems

2012-09-04 Poetry
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Release : 2012-09-04
Genre : Poetry
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Book Synopsis The Trouble Ball: Poems by : Martín Espada

Download or read book The Trouble Ball: Poems written by Martín Espada. This book was released on 2012-09-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[An] important work . . . inspiring its readers to greater human connection and to keep fighting the good fight.”—The Rumpus In this new collection of poems, Martín Espada crosses the borderlands of epiphany and blasphemy: from a pilgrimage to the tomb of Frederick Douglass to an encounter with the swimming pool at a center of torture and execution in Chile, from the adolescent discovery of poet Omar Khayyám to the death of an "illegal" Mexican immigrant. from "The Trouble Ball" On my father's island, there were hurricanes and tuberculosis, dissidents in jail and baseball. The loudspeakers boomed: Satchel Paige pitching for the Brujos of Guayama. From the Negro Leagues he brought the gifts of Baltasar the King; from a bench on the plaza he told the secrets of a thousand pitches: The Trouble Ball, The Triple Curve, The Bat Dodger, The Midnight Creeper, The Slow Gin Fizz, The Thoughtful Stuff. Pancho Coímbre hit rainmakers for the Leones of Ponce; Satchel sat the outfielders in the grass to play poker, windmilled three pitches to the plate, and Pancho spun around three times. He couldn't hit The Trouble Ball.

Throw the Damn Ball

2013-10-29 Humor
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Release : 2013-10-29
Genre : Humor
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Book Rating : 229/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Throw the Damn Ball by : R. D. Rosen

Download or read book Throw the Damn Ball written by R. D. Rosen. This book was released on 2013-10-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious collection of poetry by dogs—the perfect gift for lovers of literature and pups alike. “Dogs seldom make passes At dogs passing gasses.” Are these the words of Dorothy Parker? Ogden Nash? Nope, the author is Sparky from Milton, Pennsylvania. Sparky, Snowy, Tucker, Louie, these canine laureates have written a volume of poetry displaying the brilliance and wit we've always suspected our dogs were hiding from us. They also, it turns out, revere the human geniuses who came before them, as you’ll see with “There Is No Frigate Like A Pavement”—an homage to Emily Dickinson—and “Do Not Go Gentle.” Yes, Dylan Thomas would love it.

Jump Ball

1997 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 1997
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Synopsis Jump Ball by : Mel Glenn

Download or read book Jump Ball written by Mel Glenn. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of a high school basketball team's season through a series of poems reflecting the feelings of students, their families, teachers, and coaches.

Vulnerable AF

2021-06-08 Poetry
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Release : 2021-06-08
Genre : Poetry
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Book Rating : 075/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Vulnerable AF by : Tarriona Ball

Download or read book Vulnerable AF written by Tarriona Ball. This book was released on 2021-06-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The debut poetry collection from Grammy-nominated recording artist and slam poet Tarriona "Tank" Ball about infatuation, love, and heartbreak. The real-life story of a relationship in the author's past told in verse and short prose pieces. Relatable and honest, with Tank's signature mix of whimsy and realness, Vulnerable AF is about the difference between love and infatuation, the danger and confusion of losing yourself in the idea of someone else, and coming out on the other side of heartbreak with your sense of self-worth—and your sense of humor—stronger for it.

The Trouble with Poetry

2007-03-13 Poetry
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Release : 2007-03-13
Genre : Poetry
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Book Rating : 217/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Trouble with Poetry by : Billy Collins

Download or read book The Trouble with Poetry written by Billy Collins. This book was released on 2007-03-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Playfulness, spare elegance, and wit epitomize the poetry of Billy Collins. With his distinct voice and accessible language, America’s two-term Poet Laureate has opened the door to poetry for countless people for whom it might otherwise remain closed. Like the present book’s title, Collins’s poems are filled with mischief, humor, and irony, “Poetry speaks to all people, it is said, but here I would like to address / only those in my own time zone”–but also with quiet observation, intense wonder, and a reverence for the everyday: “The birds are in their trees, / the toast is in the toaster, / and the poets are at their windows. / They are at their windows in every section of the tangerine of earth–the Chinese poets looking up at the moon, / the American poets gazing out / at the pink and blue ribbons of sunrise.” Through simple language, Collins shows that good poetry doesn’t have to be obscure or incomprehensible, qualities that are perhaps the real trouble with most “serious” poetry: “By now, it should go without saying / that what the oven is to the baker / and the berry-stained blouse to the drycleaner / so the window is to the poet.” In this dazzling new collection, his first in three years, Collins explores boyhood, jazz, love, the passage of time, and, of course, writing–themes familiar to Collins’s fans but made new here. Gorgeous, funny, and deeply empathetic, Billy Collins’s poetry is a window through which we see our lives as if for the first time.

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