101 Sports Poems [Kindle Edition]

Felipe Adan Lerma (Author)

Book Description

Please Note: A paperback edition is also now available at amazon.com/dp/1475221363

Sports is where a person can compete with oneself, and with others, with integrity and safety.

Sports is where a person can learn a great deal about themselves doing something they love.

It's rare that integrity and fun can be found in one activity, but sports is at its best when combining the two.

Please enjoy browsing the complete list of titles, listed in the click-able index created by the author, via the "Look Inside" feature provided by Amazon Books.

Nearly twenty years of poetry writing is exhibited in the current collection of sports poems in "101 Sports Poems - The Poems."

Categories include :

Baseball - Basketball - Bicycling - Bowling - Cheerleading - Coaching - Dance - Drill Team - Fishing - Football - Golf - Gymnast - Horse Riding - Hunting - Inspiration - Martial Arts - Running - Soccer - Sports Fan - Swimming - Tennis - Trainer - Volleyball - Wrestling - Yoga & more!

Sample specific Titles, from the 101 Sports Poems, are :

"Cross Country" - "Couch Potato" - "Volleyball Kill" - "Sports Fan & Wife" - "Yoga is a Sport" - "Martial Arts" - "Running Back" - "Offensive Lineman" - "Coaching" - "Shortstop"

Many of the sports experiences expressed by these poems are the result of direct experiences by the author, Felipe Adan Lerma.  Now older, or as Adan puts it, "a young senior," Adan narrates considerable commentary in the deluxe editions how the poems came to be written.

Whether for the casual, or initial reader, "The Poems" edition offers a straight-through reading enjoyment of all the various sports represented.

Some poetry is humorous, while others are seriously presented.  After many decades of layman participatory sports, formally and informally, a wide gamut of feelings are found.

The list of sports poem topics includes, among many others, baseball, dance, horse riding, football, coaching, bicycling, yoga, soccer, and volleyball.

Please read through the fully linked index for the complete list of sports topics and the titles within those topics.

A special section entitled "Singles" represents poems of which there is only one for that category.  Major sports interests are included in this category, including basketball and gymnast.

Thank you for considering "101 Sports Poems" for your reading enjoyment.

Please visit the author's page here on Amazon Books at : 

amazon.com/author/felipeadanlerma

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

Sports is an activity I've enjoyed since before I knew it was sports!

It was simply play. ;-) Racing a friend in kindergarten across the playground.  Or standing still, an eye to sky, watching a fly ball make it arc up over and back down, to me!

And sports is where I could do and learn these things in safety and guidance.

The integrity of sportsmanship, that applies to daily life, is learned here.

About the Author

Born and raised in Texas, and now a young senior living in Vermont, his wife Sheila's home state, Adan brings a gentle infusion of yoga and fitness to bear on life long interests in writing, painting, dance, photography, and the arts in general.

Determined to learn about the ideas of Western Culture that have informed our civilization, Adan put himself through college with the help of his GI Bill benefits.

More recently, he has added certifications in fitness and yoga.

His self stated mission on his website, reads, "Integrating Yoga Fitness and the Arts."

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M.A. Humanities, University of Houston Clear Lake

M.A. English Lit, University of Houston Clear Lake

B.A. Theatre Arts, University of Houston Clear Lake

AFAA - Group Fitness Certification

CPR/AED - American Heart Association

Zumba - Zumba & Zumba Gold Licensed

SilverSneakers - MSROM (Muscular Strength & Range of Motion); Cardio Circuit; Yoga Stretch - Stress Reduction

Yoga 200 Hr CYT - Lex Gillan, The Yoga Institute

Product Details

• File Size: 596 KB
• Print Length: 217 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1475221363
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Yoga-Adan eBooks; Digital Edition 1.0 edition (November 26, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B006ESPKIE
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #641,870 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

I have been writing and creating pictures since high school in the sixties, and began writing more seriously in the late 70s and early 80s.

One of my more recent surprises has been to read a definition of Romance that seems to generally fit the majority of both my poetry and fiction: a central story involving the relationship of two people, and a generally optimistic and satisfying ending.

With that revelation, I now view Romance fiction in a whole new light. ;-)

But if I had to give one word about most of my fiction and poetry, and even my images, it's relationships.

The interactions of people, especially couples and among family, seem to have the strongest hold on me. That would also help explain why even in my poetry about teachers and nurses and others, it is the relationship aspect that usually is my focus.

Below, is more general information about myself. I hope you can take advantage of the half dozen or so titles I offer free for downloads, and will also consider and enjoy my other work. Thanks so much!

Sincerely,


Felipe Adan Lerma

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Born and raised in Texas, and now a young senior living in Vermont, his wife Sheila's home state, Adan brings a gentle infusion of yoga and fitness to bear on life long interests in writing, painting, dance, photography, and the arts in general.

Determined to learn about the ideas of Western Culture that have informed our civilization, Adan put himself through college with the help of his GI Bill benefits. More recently, he has added certifications in fitness and yoga.

His self stated mission on his website, reads, "a Beginner's View : Integrating Yoga Fitness and the Arts."

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M.A. Humanities, University of Houston Clear Lake
M.A. English Lit, University of Houston Clear Lake
B.A. Theatre Arts, University of Houston Clear Lake
AFAA - Group Fitness Certification
CPR/AED - American Heart Association
SilverSneakers - MSROM (Muscular Strength & Range of Motion); Cardio Circuit; Yoga Stretch - Stress Reduction
Yoga 200 Hr CYT - Lex Gillan, The Yoga Institute