the above photo of poets (l to r) James Gwyn (MC for the event), Susanna Rich, and Ed Romond.
42 and 14: A Tribute to Jackie Robinson, Larry Doby, and Baseball
Held October 26, 2013
Ridgewood Christian Reformed Church
Hosts: Jim Gwyn and Emily Rose
Here is a link to poetry event photos by Emily B. Wilson, of Emily Photography.
You can download them from here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bmu7x0uz3mi4yct/TBUxh5vVIq
A list of poetry read by Susanna Rich
Song: They Couldn’t Take Us to the Ballgame (Song)
Poems:
From Cobb Field: A Day at the Ballpark (Emmy nomination for writing. Producer: Craig
Lindvahl):
Line Up
Holy Cow!
The Groundskeeper
From The Perfect Place (About the Cincinnati Reds: Producer: Craig Lindvahl)
The Colors of Baseball
From Spitball:
Squeeze Play
A Play-by-Play from the Purgatory of Baseball (Art by Dave Nicholson)
From The Drive Home by Susanna Rich. Georgetown: Finishing Line Press, 2009:
Squeeze Play
Song:
How I Made it into the Big Leagues (Song)
Not included in reading:
From Cobb Field: Baseball is the Body Talking
From Spitball: Breaking Balls
A list of poems read by Edwin Romond follows:
Baseball Festival, Ridgewood,NJ 10/26/13
At Fenway
My Request of Yankee Stadium Demolition Workers
At the Mazeroski Wall at PNC Bank Park
Loving the Distant Men (for Thurman Munson)
God Gives Faith to Baseball Fans
With My Six Year Old Son at the Lorraine Motel, Memphis, TN
Meeting Joe Black
