{"product_id":"if-god-invented-baseball-poems-9781947951006","title":"If God Invented Baseball: Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eHere are poems that celebrate and interpret the game by one of America's finest poets. They are for everyone who has experienced the magic released when three holy things come together: bat, ball and glove. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Ethelbert Miller is one of the most significant and influential poets of our time.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e --Gwendolyn Brooks \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf God Invented Baseball \u003c\/i\u003eis a complete game of baseball poems, a full nine innings pitched by a \"master twirler,\" whose complete arsenal includes fastballs, curves and change-ups, and the occasional knuckler, to keep readers swinging for the fences, his full artistry on display. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ethelbert Miller's work captures the enjoyment of the game from childhood to old age. Baseball fans will place this book next to their scorecards, peanuts and beer. Poetry readers will equally be delighted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eIf God Invented Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for the ballpark and the home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ethelbert's replay of baseball joys and sorrows is a must read. He brings us THE GAME with skill and grace. It is an inside the park home run\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- Clifford Alexander\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10179318\"\u003eE. Ethelbert Miller\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e City Point Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.70w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947951006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1947951009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE005050\"\u003eAmerican | African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SPO\"\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SPO003000\"\u003eBaseball | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eE. (Eugene) Ethelbert Miller was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1950. He attended Howard University and received a BA in African American studies in 1972. A self-described \"literary activist,\" Miller is on the board of the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive multi-issue think tank, and has served as director of the African American Studies Resource Center at Howard University since 1974. His collections of poetry include \u003ci\u003eAndromeda \u003c\/i\u003e(1974), \u003ci\u003eThe Land of Smiles and the Land of No Smiles \u003c\/i\u003e(1974), \u003ci\u003eSeason of Hunger \/ Cry of Rain \u003c\/i\u003e(1982), \u003ci\u003eWhere Are the Love Poems for Dictators? \u003c\/i\u003e(1986), \u003ci\u003eWhispers, Secrets and Promises \u003c\/i\u003e(1998), and \u003ci\u003eHow We Sleep on the Nights We Don't Make Love \u003c\/i\u003e(2004). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Miller is the editor of the anthologies \u003ci\u003eWomen Surviving Massacres and Men \u003c\/i\u003e(1977); \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Color Everywhere \u003c\/i\u003e(1994), which won the PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award and was a Book of the Month Club selection; and \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Frontier \u003c\/i\u003e(2002). He is the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eFathering Words: The Making of an African American Writer \u003c\/i\u003e(2000). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The mayor of Baltimore made Miller an honorary citizen of the city in 1994. He received a Columbia Merit Award in 1993 and was honored by First Lady Laura Bush at the White House in 2003. Miller has held positions as scholar-in-residence at George Mason University and as the Jessie Ball DuPont Scholar at Emory \u0026amp; Henry College. He has conducted writing workshops for soldiers and the families of soldiers through Operation Homecoming.","brand":"City Point Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48463220146413,"sku":"9781947951006","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_dcabbe43-2db1-4e1a-9909-7ef09bfbefd0.jpg?v=1753719664","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/if-god-invented-baseball-poems-9781947951006","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}