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Daniel W. Bates, originally from Chicago but now a resident of Maine, has written a 65-page poem on the 2004 Red Sox entitled “The Ballad of the Beantown BoSox.”
Red Sox spokesman Doug Bailey said at least two dozen books about the team came out after the 2004 season. Though many have waxed poetic, team officials were unaware of any poetry celebrating the event, Bailey said.
Apparently, Bailey isn’t an EE reader. If he were, he would have been aware of my McSweeney’s-rejected sestina back in December of 2004. Looking back, I had said this would be “a series of poems.” Back to the pen and paper for me, as there’s no way I could write poetry on a computer.
In addition to the book, Bates is selling an audio version of the poem narrated by Gary Crocker.
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Have fun watching the game tonight Jo, and thanks for stopping in at my blog, too. Full of emotions over there. Can't help it!
Peter N. ∙ 9 May 2006 ∙ 5:58 PM