Great Regulars: News of basketball pro Lindsay Whalen's return

to Minnesota immediately reminded me of this poem by Stephen Burt. Burt taught from 2000 to 2007 at Macalester College in St. Paul (he now resides in the English Department at Harvard University). He's also a big fan of women's basketball. While in Minnesota, Burt followed the U of M Gophers as Whalen led them to the NCAA Final Four while nursing a broken hand. It inspired "For Lindsay Whalen."

For Lindsay Whalen

from Marianne Combs: Minnesota Public Radio: State of the Arts: Minnesota Poetry: Stephen Burt's "For Lindsay Whalen"

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