June 22nd, 2009 / 1:00 pm
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Poetry! In MOTION!

Hey nerds! Guess what I did this weekend? I played BASKETBALL which is a sport! Also, I watched SOCCER which is also a sport! Also I watched GOLF which may or may not be a sport! but it probably is a sport!

Which got me thinkin about WASHINGTON WIZARDS POWERFORWARDS! Mostly Oleksiy Pecherov but also Etan Thomas! He has a book of poetry called ‘More Than an Athlete‘ which I can totally relate to because while I am a WRITER I am MORE Than a Writer! I am also a man who can make an occasional lay-up (that is when you shoot the basketball from very close range off of the backboard and it goes through the hoop and then you get a high five!) and an occasional grilled cheese sandwich!

Other favorite books of poetry by athletes:

Mike Tyson – Heartsongs
Charles Barkley – Every Angel is Turrible
Tiger Woods – Dare Thy Fearful Symmetry:  Poems About Augusta
Darryl Strawberry – Strawberries in Heaven:  Translations from Grzegorz Musial

Nice work gentlemen!  If only Lauren Conrad could hoop it up; she’d be the ultimate TRIPLE THREAT!

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14 Comments

  1. Adam Robinson

      Hahaha. Ha ha.

      Phil Rizzuto’s “O Holy Cow!” is really good.

  2. Adam Robinson

      Hahaha. Ha ha.

      Phil Rizzuto’s “O Holy Cow!” is really good.

  3. Blake Butler

      ay man

      Bo Knows Bo

      Bo Knows Bo

  4. Blake Butler

      ay man

      Bo Knows Bo

      Bo Knows Bo

  5. KevinS

      Allen Iverson should have a book of poetry. Also, Ray Lewis. Can you imagine?!

      Did you guys know that Dwayne Wade said his favorite book is Pride & Prejudice? And not the one with zombies.
      It was on an NBA Reads poster we have at Powell’s.

  6. KevinS

      Allen Iverson should have a book of poetry. Also, Ray Lewis. Can you imagine?!

      Did you guys know that Dwayne Wade said his favorite book is Pride & Prejudice? And not the one with zombies.
      It was on an NBA Reads poster we have at Powell’s.

  7. pr

      guillermo vilas has a book of poetry published and constantly wears a black beret.

  8. pr

      guillermo vilas has a book of poetry published and constantly wears a black beret.

  9. michael j

      im surprised tiki barber hasnt written a book of poetry. He’s stupid intelligent.

      My played for the Saints (kentucky hall of famer, too), but hasnt published his poetry. When Katrina hit he lost all his proofs, so now he has to start from scratch. I think this really eats him up inside.

  10. michael j

      im surprised tiki barber hasnt written a book of poetry. He’s stupid intelligent.

      My played for the Saints (kentucky hall of famer, too), but hasnt published his poetry. When Katrina hit he lost all his proofs, so now he has to start from scratch. I think this really eats him up inside.

  11. Lincoln

      It’s easy to sum it up if you’re just
      talking about practice.
      I’m supposed to be the franchise player and we’re
      talking about practice.
      I mean listen, we’re sitting here
      talking about practice,

      not a game
      not a game
      not
      a game but we’re
      talking about practice.

      Not the game that I go
      out there and die for
      and play
      every game
      like it’s my last but we’re
      talking about practice

      man
      How silly is that?

  12. Lincoln

      damn my goofy poetic indentations got lost

  13. Lincoln

      It’s easy to sum it up if you’re just
      talking about practice.
      I’m supposed to be the franchise player and we’re
      talking about practice.
      I mean listen, we’re sitting here
      talking about practice,

      not a game
      not a game
      not
      a game but we’re
      talking about practice.

      Not the game that I go
      out there and die for
      and play
      every game
      like it’s my last but we’re
      talking about practice

      man
      How silly is that?

  14. Lincoln

      damn my goofy poetic indentations got lost