When I Came Over Here (the National

He (ted Simmons) Didn't Sound Like A Baseball Player. He Said Things Like 'nevertheless' And 'if, In Fact.

Preschoolers Have A Way Of Grabbing Your Attention. Mine Help Me Not To Be A Baseball Player At Home.

Most Pitchers Fear Losing Their Fastball And, Since I Don't Have One, The Only Thing I Have To Fear Is Fear Itself.

Someone Told Me Just Recently That Poets Are Eulogists. It's Their Job, To Eulogize. I Didn't Know That, But It Makes Sense. Because In Almost Every Poem Of Mine There Is A Loss.

Strikes (1981) Are Real Life. It Took Up Seven Weeks Of Real Time. That's A Fifth Of A Pregnancy.