April is National Poetry Month and a fine time to read some poetry about baseball. Here’s one of my favorite sports poems, Analysis of Baseball, by May Swenson. Go, Red Sox!
Analysis of Baseball
By May Swenson
It’s about
the ball,
the bat,
and the mitt.
Ball hits
bat, or it
hits mitt.
Bat doesn’t
hit ball, bat
meets it.
Ball bounces
off bat, flies
air, or thuds
ground (dud)
or it
fits mitt.
You can read the rest of the poem here.
Analysis of Baseball
By May Swenson
It’s about
the ball,
the bat,
and the mitt.
Ball hits
bat, or it
hits mitt.
Bat doesn’t
hit ball, bat
meets it.
Ball bounces
off bat, flies
air, or thuds
ground (dud)
or it
fits mitt.
You can read the rest of the poem here.
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7 comments:
I lovelovelove May Swenson!
Mary Lee,
I first read Swenson's "Analysis of Baseball" in her book THE COMPLETE POEMS TO SOLVE. Have you ever read it?
This is swoonable...
I must read more May Swenson! And I'm forced to concur -- "Go Red Sox!" (or my in-laws will kill me).
I like that the poems vaguely resemble bats themselves.
Liz,
Swoonable is good! I'd hazard a guess that there have been more poems written about baseball than any other sport.
Jama,
I may live in Massachusetts and cheer for the Red Sox--but I've never been diagnosed with Red Sox fever.
Kelly,
I guess I never thought of that before. I do like the short, curt lines--and Swenson's explanation of the sport.
Don't you know that this poem is not really about baseball?
It is a metaphor for something else.
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