Basketball has been described by some as "poetry in motion." The world of high school basketball is shared through poetry itself in the latest collection by nationally-recognized poet Jack Ridl, ...

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant-- yeah, "former" still sounds weird -- is making his poem into an animated short film. "Dear Basketball," which doubled as a love letter to the sport and ...

Just the word “poetry” scares some people away. For whatever reason, many readers think of poetry as fiction’s pretentious cousin, the full-of-himself one who wears black turtlenecks and spouts ...

NPR wants to read how sports has touched your life — in poetry form. Maybe a home run is like getting your dream job – or asking your sweetheart for a first date felt like a Hail Mary pass. Maybe you ...

Jack Ridl, professor emeritus of English at Hope College, will be featured on the program of the first reunion of the New England Basketball Hall of Fame (NEBHOF) both as the son of one of the ...

Penning an emotional love poem to basketball, Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant announced that he will be retiring at the end of the season. Interestingly enough, Bryant's poem shares some ...

Kobe Bryant made an appearance on stage at the Hollywood Bowl with the famed composer John Williams to read "Dear Basketball," which is a poem he wrote to say farewell to basketball when he retired ...

"Here I go: 'Florida beat duke a few weeks ago,' " my grandma Audrey Versteeg begins. " 'But this week the Dukies kind of stole the show.' " She's reading one of many poems she wrote trash-talking ...

Kobe Bryant is officially saying farewell to basketball. The 37-year-old NBA pro wrote a poem about his passion for the sport, which was posted on The Players Tribune Sunday afternoon. The website ...

*It looks like reality A/K/A Father Time has finally got the attention of Kobe Bryant. Actually, if you know and follow Bryant, you know he’s well aware of his age issues, but because he’s a warrior, ...

It was announced yesterday [Thursday, May 5] that Kobe Bryant’s production company, Kobe Studios, will partner with Sports Illustrated and the Believe Entertainment Group to create a short film based ...