Joe DiMaggio Moves Like Liquid Light

poems

by Loren Broaddus

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Pub Date Sep 10 2019 | Archive Date Sep 06 2019

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Description

What better view is there of daily struggle, of America’s complex legacies, of true love than from the bleachers of a baseball stadium? In the same way that NPR’s Car Talk was not really all about cars, these poems are not really all about baseball.

A collection of poetry and quotes about baseball—and about so much more. The diamond is the backdrop for Loren Broaddus’s exploration of nostalgia, family, race, jazz, and the winding hallways of history. Joe DiMaggio is sometimes domestic, sometimes political—microscopic here, aerial there. While Broaddus’s poems may start at home plate, he sends them flying in all directions: sometimes into left field, sometimes out of the park entirely.

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EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9781524852498
PRICE	$14.99 (USD)
PAGES	144

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Words, Images, & Worlds (, Reviewer

Baseball, I don’t much care for — but poetry I love. Loren Broaddus writes verse that does so much more than just pay homage to sports. A lovely collection.

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Jason M, Reviewer

"Joe DiMaggio Moves Like Liquid Light," by Loren Broaddus is my new favorite poetry anthology! Wow! I loved this collection of "baseball" poems that used the backdrop of America's favorite pastime to speak about the past 100 years of modernity and post-modern society in America.

From technological advancements like the heralded Astrodome to the demise of the sacrifice bunt due to analytics, this collection tells a story about our past, present and future that goes one step further, digs a little deeper into what we give up and what we lose in search for the new, the next best thing, the next breakthrough. These poems are beautiful, deep and rich and my favorite part is that they all revolve around one of my favorite sports, baseball!

I love this collection and I would wholly recommend it to every sports fan and anyone interested in reading deep, intriguing poetry that asks the reader to step back and think about the path we're headed down as a society. I loved this book! I can't wait to re-read it. :-)

I received this eBook free of charge from Andrews McMeel Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I did not receive any fiscal compensation from either company for this review and the opinions expressed herein are entirely my own.

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Pamela S, Reviewer

I really wasn’t sure to expect from this collection. I’m not into Baseball so didn’t have very high expectations for the poems here. I wanted to give the poet a fair chance though which I why I decided to read it. I’m glad I did. Many of the poems here are about one of America’s most beloved sports. However, the poems deal with much more as they examine American society over the past 100 years. The poems were well written and engaging. I was impressed how the poet was able to use Baseball as the backdrop to explore such a wide array of subjects.