> <<Pound apparently hit the tennis ball around a bit. That would have
> been an interesting sight!>>
>
> Roethke was a good enough tennis player to be a college coach in the
> 50s.
>
At Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where, a friend tells me,
his picture adorns a trophy case in the athletic department. No mention of
his poetry.
Randell Jarrell was supposed to be quite good, as well.
Hard to tell who would be among the top singles players of today's
generation, however.
David Zauhar
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