Extra Innings: Baseball Poems - Hardcover

Hopkins, Lee Bennett

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9780152268336: Extra Innings: Baseball Poems

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This collection of nineteen poems, from "Casey at the Bat" to "Analysis of Baseball," glorifies America's national pastime, appealing to both the casual fan and the baseball fanatic.

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An attractive offering that seems--as a collection of poems about baseball--to be unique: 19 high-quality entries, including a couple of excerpts (e.g., from Golenbock's Teammates); the inevitable Casey; reliables like Lillian Morrison, Patricia Hubbell, and the anthologist; and some elegantly evocative, but perfectly accessible, adult voices--Robert Francis's ``Base Stealer,'' May Swenson's splendid, ever-hypnotic ``Analysis of Baseball.'' On every spread, Medlock's handsomely constructed impressionistic oils exude color and enthusiasm, capturing the body language and facial expressions of the pros and the boys and girls of Little League with equal skill. A hit! (Poetry. 5+) -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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