Many golfers would agree with Andy Brumer that there is poetry in the game of golf. And Brumer is not the first to insist that there is more to the game than the superstars, swing gurus, and high-tech equipment that dominate talk of the game today. In this series of essays, Brumer, one of the most insightful writers on golf, considers the game from unexpected and often surprising angles. At once contemplative and compelling, The Poetics of Golf explores the links between golf and life by way of art and literature, philosophy and psychology. In portraits of various players?including Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Annika Sorenstam, and Arnold Palmer, among others?Brumer teases out the truths that their games can tell us, not just about golf, but about character and courage. And he also offers an unconventional yet enlightening look at the intricacies of the golf swing, course architecture, and golfing equipment. Finally, his book reveals to us?in its content and also in its wide-ranging, often lyrical style?that golf is by no means only a game.

This is the Rare Pearl (in large format) to sum up your love and passion for the game of Golf. 'Poets of Golf' leaves behind landscape photography and swing techniques. It places you in the passionate world of golfing sentiment, via splendid rhyming verse and a superb collection of accompanying illustrations. The book strikes a perfect balance between content, imagery and imagination, and becomes a Golfing Storybook for adults in a refreshing and authentic format. A gift, an inspiration, a memory or motivation-or simply, a wonderful book to enjoy at any moment-it will definitely and deservedly take pride of place among your golfing treasures!

A COMPANION TO AMERICAN POETRY A Companion to American Poetry brings together original essays by both established scholars and emerging critical voices to explore the latest topics and debates in American poetry and its study. Highlighting the diverse nature of poetic practice and scholarship, this comprehensive volume addresses a broad range of individual poets, movements, genres, and concepts from the seventeenth century to the present day. Organized thematically, the Companion’s thirty-seven chapters address a variety of emerging trends in American poetry, providing historical context and new perspectives on topics such as poetics and identity, poetry and the arts, early and late experimentalisms, poetry and the transcendent, transnational poetics, poetry of engagement, poetry in cinema and popular music, Queer and Trans poetics, poetry and politics in the 21st century, and African American, Asian American, Latinx, and Indigenous poetries. Both a nuanced survey of American poetry and a catalyst for future scholarship, A Companion to American Poetry is essential reading for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, academic researchers and scholars, and general readers with interest in current trends in American poetry.

For over 500 years, golfers have tried to express what makes the game so special. There have been novels, short stories, essays, coffee table photo books and collections of art. But never has there been a book like this. Here, in Golf Poems, is an enchanting collection of poetry that touches on the fundamental feelings, fears, hopes, aspirations and thoughts that every true golfer knows and appreciates. You will be uplifted by The Spirit of Golf; delighted by Up Against A Kid; moved by Guardians of the Game; and you will also travel vicariously to St. Andrews, Pebble Beach and Bandon Dunes to experience what makes those places so special.Golf Poems is meant to be a little book that a golfer can put in his or her pocket and enjoy by the fireside, at the bar in the clubhouse, or while walking down the fairway. With photographs accompanying the verses, the reader will have an experience that lifts the words off the page and provides a fuller, deeper meaning.Golf Poems does not replace other books, but adds to the lore and mystique that is golf itself. It is a wonderful gift for any golfer. Many of these verses - or parts of them - make for memorable toasts wherever golfers gather to celebrate the game they love so much.

Written with the help of golfing poets such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, Charles “Chick” Evans, Grantland Rice and Billy Collins. Laid out as a golf course with Holes (chapters) such as “St. Andrews,” “Agonies and Frustrations,” “Advice,” “Politics and War,” “Links with the Devil” and “The Women’s Game.” Illustrated with pictures, cartoons and photographs. The text and poems include humorous tales, historical dramas and personal accounts that will touch the hearts of golfers universally. Much of the material comes from inaccessible books and magazines published in the U.S., England and Scotland before 1930.

Tom Edwards celebrates what others may call the "miseries of golf" in this hilarious book of golfing verse. Edwards is no stranger to the game as is evidenced in the wide range of golf scenarios this volume explores. From the loss of balls (many balls!) to the horrors of the traps and everything in between, these poems expound on the frustrations as well as the joys of golf. Tom Edwards deftly captures the love/hate relationship many players experience with the game. And he does it with great good humor and style. Written in delightful rhyme schemes (reminiscent of the poems of yesteryear) and with great attention to detail and language, these poems are sure to appeal to anyone who has ever ventured onto a course. Weekend warriors, golf league buddies, golf widows, and golfers and duffers of every degree of proficiency will appreciate the "laugh-out-loud" funniness of this book.