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...foremost a transcription of music—“sing me that old silent song,” he writes. His ear for music is evident in the formal construction of his poems, in which he often employs straightforward rhyme schemes. His poem “The Swing,” for instance, strictly follows the ballad form. He writes, “the bright sweep of its radar-arc / is all the human dream / handing us from dark to dark / like a rope over a stream.” One can easily hear the oscillating, swing-like rhythm...
...focus was starting ahead early on the mound and making them swing at pitches when they were behind in the count,” Brown said...
...swing is sometimes enough...
...When I first saw Marcus, I noticed his athleticism,” Harvard coach Joe Walsh commented. “He’s certainly got good bat speed, which is what separates him from other people. We had a scout day and their first remarks were about his swing and his bat speed...
...successful democratic movement requires active grass-roots support in Egypt, having the Brotherhood on board may be key to reaching the masses. And its steel may be as important to ElBaradei's coalition as its popular support. "From what I've seen, one strong swing of a truncheon, and things really fall apart in the opposition," says Egypt expert Stacher. "They won't fall apart on the Brothers if they do this...