The crowd at the ball game
is moved uniformly
by a spirit of uselessness
which delights them--
W.C. Williams, from "At the Ball Game"
Fanaticism? No. Writing is exciting
and baseball is like writing.
Marianne Moore, from "Baseball and Writing"
Daisy Fried is the author of five books of poetry: My Destination (forthcoming 2026); The Year the City...
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