The Sweetest Swing

Baseball Poems

By: William Graham

Narrated by: Don Wright

This volume of poetry focuses on the game of baseball and the people involved in it. The verse delves into the sociological and psychological sides of the game, showing both its light and dark facets. It's a must-listen for baseball lovers.

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Baseball poetry

A nice collection on baseball poetry that covers many aspects of the game, the players, and the fans.

William Graham did a nice job of putting together a nice set of poems for an entertaining listen.

Don Wright’s smooth voice was perfect to present each of the poems.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.

A baseball fan bares his soul

Any additional comments?

The Sweetest Swing is a collection of dozens of bite-sized poems. From the first poem to the last, the author's love of baseball is obvious. These poems are visual and evocative and at times they can be dripping with sentament. Whether you think this is a good thing depends on how you feel about baseball nostalgia. They started to get a bit sachrine until the one about the wife (and a few others) which renewed my interest. Through and through, The Sweetest Swing is a heartfelt love letter to the baseball.

Narration is overall good and got better as the book progressed. Early on could have used a better cadence to indicate the end of a poem. Since these are so short, the ending would often catch me off guard because the final line wasn't spoken with any sense of conclusion so it was a bit jarring when the next poem would begin. I'll still give 5 stars though since improved as the book went on.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

They were poems

I got this ARC via audiobook boom. This was about forty minutes of poems about baseball. Most of the time I did not know when one ended and another began. Many of them seemed to tell a story but stopped before the ending. If you are a baseball fan you might enjoy some of them. The best thing about the book was the narrator.

All Time Favorite Summer Past-time

For the love of baseball, The Sweetest Swing was a fun listen. A great collection of poems that reminded me of summers spent with my children at the ballpark getting autographs, cheering for our team, eating hotdogs, and hoping to catch fowl balls. This audiobook reminded me of those times which were priceless. Wonderful writing by William Graham. He views baseball from all aspects.

Don Wright was the perfect narrator for this audiobook.

"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this honest review."

Meh

Awesome narration. Other than that the book seemed a bit jumbled and almost incomplete to me.