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. . Baseball Haiku at Chautauqua, June 26, 2008 . . <\/em><\/em>![](\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/files\/2008\/06\/006219.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n– see<\/strong> the 49-minute Roundtable on video at FORA.tv<\/a> \u2013<\/p>\n H<\/strong><\/em>as your game been rained out? Have storms or floods forced you indoors, too<\/a>? Are you looking for a family- or workplace- safe video to watch at your computer this afternoon? Well, I suggest the 49-minute video of the Base Haiku<\/em> Roundtable<\/a>, from the Chautauqua Institution (June 26, 2008), available free online from FORA.tv.<\/p>\n I just discovered FORA.tv<\/a> today (thanks to Ed Markowski), and it is a Prolific Playground for the Pensive Procrastinator. As they say on their About page:<\/p>\n FORA.tv delivers discourse, discussions and debates on the world’s most interesting political, social and cultural issues, and enables viewers to join the conversation. It provides deep, unfiltered content, tools for self-expression and a place for the interactive community to gather online.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n After you’ve watched the Baseball Haiku<\/em> video, savor some of the poems again, with this reprise from our June 28th recap<\/a> of the Roundtable:<\/p>\n summer loneliness . . . \u2026 by Ed Markowski – Baseball Haiku<\/em> (2007); pop up<\/em> (tribe press, 2004)<\/p>\n biking to the field \u2026. by Cor van den Heuvel – Baseball Haiku<\/em><\/a> (2007) <\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em>and Play Ball (Red Moon <\/em>Press 1999)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n at the produce stand \u2026. by Al Pizzarelli – from Baseball Haiku<\/em> (2007); The Windswept Corner<\/em> (2005)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n rainy night <\/font><\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span> \u2026. by Ed Markowski<\/a> – Baseball Haiku<\/em> (2007); Games <\/em>(2004)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n through the blue sky conference on the mound ..\u2026 by Cor van den Heuvel, from Baseball Haiku<\/em><\/a> (2007) <\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em>and Play Ball (Red Moon <\/em>Press 1999)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n late innings summer haze \u201cred hots!\u201d April rain \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. by ed markowski<\/a> – Baseball Haiku<\/a><\/em> (2007)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n game over <\/p>\n at shortstop the score keeper <\/p>\n .. by Al Pizzarelli<\/a> – from Baseball Haiku<\/em> (2007) O<\/strong><\/em>ne more reminder to check out Ed Markowski<\/a>\u2019s free online brochure, \u201cAmerican Sports . . . American Haiku<\/em><\/a>\u201d (June 2008; cover<\/a>), which has two dozen sports haiku and senryu<\/a> that were compiled to celebrate the Sport in America week at Chautauqua.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" . . Baseball Haiku at Chautauqua, June 26, 2008 . . – see the 49-minute Roundtable on video at FORA.tv \u2013 Has your game been rained out? Have storms or floods forced you indoors, too? Are you looking for a family- or workplace- safe video to watch at your computer this afternoon? 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\ndropping the pop up
\ni toss to myself<\/p>\n\n
\nunder a cloudless sky
\nmy glove on the handlebars<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\na kid with a baseball
\nplays catch with the awning<\/p>\n\n
\na hole in the radio
\nwhere a ballgame should be<\/p>\n Cor & Ed at the Roundtable (by Sara Etten)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nthe tape-wrapped baseball trails
\na black streamer<\/p>\n\n
\nthe pitcher looks down
\nat the ball in his hand<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\n
\nthe shortstop backpedals
\ninto fireflies<\/p>\n\n
\n
<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\ni pick off
\nthe invisible man on first<\/p>\n\n
<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nfor an instant i\u2019m ten
\nand
\nfather\u2019s still alive<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nmy grandson practices
\nhis infield chatter<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nall the empty seats
\nturn blue<\/p>\n\n
\n
\nbetween innings
\nsparrows dust-bathing<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\npeeks out of the scoreboard
\nspring rain<\/p>\n\n
\n\u201cscore keeper\u201d – The Windswept Corner<\/em> (2005)
\n\u201cat shortstop\u201d – Past Time<\/em> (1999)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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