Dive into this sports-themed collection and you'll quickly become a fan, as our poets relive their glory days and share their love of the game. Whether you're a competitive athlete, a dedicated amateur, or an armchair quarterback, we invite you to the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat-it's all here between these pages. On your mark, get set. Go! Contributing Poets Around the Globe Include: Aileen Bassis • Alan Catlin • Anna Leahy • Annette Langlois Grunseth • Aoife Reilly • Aurore Sibley • Beatriz F. Fernandez • Bill Frayer • Bonnie Larson Staiger • Brad G. Garber • Brent E. White • Brigit Truex • Brittney Corrigan • Bruce Meyer • Bruce Pratt • Carol Levin • Carolyn Martin • Casey Bush • Catherine Fletcher • Cheryl A. Van Beek • Christopher Luna • Cicada • CJ Muchhala • Colette Tennant • Dale Champlin • Dane Karnick • David Belmont • Debbie Fox • Deborah Bachels Schmidt • Delia Garigan • Devon Balwit • Diana Cole • Doug Stone • Douglas Spangle • E R Lutken • E.C.M. Rowntree • Elidio La Torre Lagares • Ellen Huang • Eloise Unerman • Eric Forsbergh • Gregory Loselle • Gretchen Rockwell • Heather Truett • J V Birch • Jan Haag • Jeremy Birkline • Jessica Parker • Jill G. Hall • Joan Moritz • Joann Renee Boswell • Joseph Ridgway • Judith Arcana • Judith Kelly Quaempts • Judy Dykstra-Brown • Karen Mandell • Karin L. Frank • Kathy Ackerman • Katy Brown • KB Ballentine • Ki Russell • Kieran Egan • Kristen O. Bobst • Lana Hechtman Ayers • LAW Fraser • Libi Siporin • Linda Ferguson • Liz Nakazawa • M. Ann Reed • M. C. Aster • Marilyn Johnston • Mark L. Levinson • Melody Leming-Wilson • Mia McGregor • Michael Kellichner • Patti Jeane Pangborn • Pattie Palmer-Baker • Rachel Baila • Rebecca Smolen • Robert René Galván • Roddy Williams • Sally Zakariya • Sam Barbee • Samantha Tisdel Wright • Sharon Wood Wortman • Steve Dieffenbacher • Steve Williams • Tamara Fricke • Tim Kahl • Tom Sheehan • Tricia Knoll • Trina Gaynon • Vinnie Sarrocco • Vivian Wagner