Hoop kings
Charles R. Smith, Jr
A collection of twelve poems that celebrate contemporary basketball stars, including Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson, and Kobe Bryant.
Read Time: ~3.8 hr
American sports poems
by R.R. Knudson and May Swenson (1988)
About this book
A collection of poems on sports, ranging from solo running, hunting, and fighting, to football and baseball from the spectator's point of view.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreAmerican sports poems Lead Character
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