A Poem about Baseballs
by Denis Johnson
for years the scenes bustled
through him as he dreamed he was
alive. then he felt real, and slammed
Denis Johnson was an American writer who is remembered for his short stories and novels. He won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2007 for Tree of Smoke. It was also a finalist for the Pulitzer that year. His first book was a poetry collection titled The Man Among Seals.
for years the scenes bustled
through him as he dreamed he was
alive. then he felt real, and slammed