News at Eleven: Not all of Priscila Uppal's poems are so

short and sweet. But she's working on an Olympic schedule and speed matters.

Uppal is the poet-in-residence for Canadian Athletes Now, a role she's reprising from the Vancouver Winter Games. Every day, while athletes test their endurance on the field or in the pool, Uppal is flexing her literary muscle, penning two poems inspired by the day's events.

from The Toronto Star: London 2012: Poet-in-residence links worlds of sport and art
then Canadian Athletes Now: Poet In Residence 2012

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