Boys Of Winter
Sparke, Andrew / Patmore, Angela
Studying for her MA in English and American literature the author was struck by the beauty and concision of a new language - that of pro football. This collection of tribute verses captures the punch and precision of its patois. The poems are "…a raid on the inarticulate - the thoughts under pressure of the proverbial dumb jocks of the game, many of whom…were very far from dumb.