The basketball court at Girard College is transformed into a stage for the world premiere of ”Be Holding,” an original performance of Ross Gay’s book-length poem.

NPR's Rachel Martin and poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander want to read your poems about sports. You can use sport as a metaphor for our lives — or simply write about the game or team you love.

How do we incite joy within ourselves? In his latest collection of essays and poems, “ Inciting Joy,” author Ross Gay ponders the kinds of experiences that have touched his life and brought him joy.

Sherman also appeared on Fox's pregame show to read a poem called "Dear Football" - adapting most of what he said from Bryant's "Dear Basketball" poem that he penned as a way of announcing that ...