Rhyme & Rhythm: Poems for Student Athletes

What is it like to be a student athlete? Basketballer runner swimmer cyclist gymnast pitcher wrestler football tennis or lacrosse player? And what is it like to balance school practice work family life love and all that competing? What is it like for the heart the mind and the body? What is it like for the spirit?Rhyme & Rhythm: Poems for Student Athletes captures through exquisite and heart-felt poetry the lives pains sufferings revelations grit and triumphs of the student athlete. On the track on the diamond on the court on the street in the home in the ring and through all walks of life. More than forty renown poets have come together to illustrate the tightrope walk the personal challenges and the self-discovery of this amazing and often overlooked group of people. Dive in and discover the poetic life both the rhyme and the rhythm of the student athlete. Poetry by J.M. Allen Sarah Allen Dick Altman Kristin Bartley Lenz Erin Becker Tamara Belko Alu Bility Lossine Bility Joe Bisicchia Stefani Boutelier Beth Brody Bryan Ripley Crandall Mary E. Cronin Chris Crowe Sarah J. Donovan Zetta Elliott Nikki Fragala Barnes Glenda Cowen-Funk Nikki Grimes Valerie Hunter Kim Johnson Stacey Joy Sandra Marchetti Dennis McGonagle Linda Mitchell Lisa Moore Ramee Heidi Mordhorst Gae Polisner John G. Rodwan Jr. Anna J. Small Roseboro Pastel Schway Laura Shovan Margaret Simon Kate Sjostrom Krista Surprenant Natalia Sylvester Lisa Timpf Celeste Trimble Padma Venkatraman Karen J. Weyant Ismee Williams Tanya Winder Seana Hurd-Wright and Robin Yardi.