Jeremy Friedman
PUBLISHED SPORTS-RELATED POEMS (in order of first publication online or in print):
1. MISSING WIMBLEDON 2020:
a. Posted on April 24, 2020 as lead piece by World Tennis Magazine at http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/18481
i. A link to this poem was retweeted by best-selling sports writer John Feinstein (https://twitter.com/JFeinsteinBooks, April 26, 2020)
b. Published in UK Tennis Magazine (https://uktennis.tennisbase.net/) as the closing piece (p.29) in Edition #51 (available online commencing on June 26, 2020, at https://online.fliphtml5.com/wlgu/ojzu/#p=29)
2. SHADOW BOXING, published in July 2020 issue of The Ring magazine (print edition, p.5; also available in online edition, with paid subscription, commencing in late April 2020, at https://www.ringtv.com/article/come-out-writing-july2020/ and via the Ring Magazine app)
a. Translated into Spanish in the magazine's Spanish edition (https://www.ringtv.com/article/come-out-writing-july2020-2/)
3. MARATHON LOST:
a. Posted on July 15, 2020 as lead piece by New York Sports Nation at https://www.nycsportsnation.com/2020/07/15/fan-marathon-lost/
i. Posted as the "Pinned Tweet" – i.e., the first tweet seen by viewers, which remains listed in front of more recent tweets – on the twitter account of New York Sports Nation (@NYSportsNationNYC), for a time after publication, and prominently retweeted by 11 of its affiliated accounts
b. Posted on June 30, 2020 as lead piece by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle at https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2020/06/30/mourning-another-victim-of-covid-19-a-poetic-tribute-to-the-loss-of-the-nyc-marathon/ (available now with paid subscription)
4. STILL TENNIS FOR US:
a. Posted on July 8, 2020 on the homepage of New York Tennis Magazine at https://newyorktennismagazine.com/still-tennis-us
i. Acknowledged (along with the poem MISSING WIMBLEDON 2020) in a tweet by Brad Gilbert – former top-10 tour pro, Olympic medalist, coach of Andre Agassi, author and current TV analyst (https://twitter.com/bgtennisnation/status/1283140903318679554, July 14, 2020)
ii. Mentioned in the author's tweet that was "liked" by Billie Jean King – one of tennis' all-time greats (https://twitter.com/Poet_Lawyerate/status/1283830024404008961, July 17, 2020)
b. Posted on July 7, 2020 on the homepage of Long Island Tennis Magazine at at https://longislandtennismagazine.com/still-tennis-us
c. Published in July 22, 2020 edition of the Queens Gazette, p.14, available online at https://www.qgazette.com/pageview/viewer/2020-07-22#page=13, and in July 23, 2020 edition of the Queens Gazette, p.3
5. BOXING DAY, published in December 2020 issue of The Ring magazine (print edition, p.5; also available in online edition, with paid subscription, commencing in early October 2020, at https://www.ringtv.com/article/come-out-writing-dec2020/ and via the Ring Magazine app)
a. Translated into Spanish in the magazine's Spanish edition (https://www.ringtv.com/article/come-out-writing-dec2020-2/)
6. DURANT, posted on December 1, 2020 as lead piece by New York Sports Nation at https://www.nycsportsnation.com/2020/12/01/durant/
7. ROSES NOT TO BLOOM, posted on December 22, 2020 as lead piece by Los Angeles Sports Nation at https://www.laxsportsnation.com/2020/12/22/fan-roses-not-to-bloom
8. CAM'S SECOND CHANCE, posted on March 17, 2021 as lead piece by Wegryn Enterprises and NFL Nation at https://wegrynenterprises.com/2021/03/17/cams-second-chance/
PUBLISHED POEMS WITH RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL THEMES:
9. SPRINGTIME IN LOS ANGELES, published in May 7, 2020 issue of Culver City News, p.4
10. THE REST OF OURSELVES:
a. Posted on May 14, 2020 as the lead piece by San Diego Jewish World at https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2020/05/14/the-rest-of-ourselves/
b. Posted on May 14, 2020 as "Poem of the Week", a lead piece, by The Detroit Jewish News at https://thejewishnews.com/2020/05/14/poem-of-the-month-the-rest-of-ourselves-by-jeremy-friedman/
11. FALL IN LA, published in September 3, 2020 issue of Culver City News, p.7 (the sequel to SPRINGTIME IN LOS ANGELES)
12. OUR NEW TOWER OF BABEL?:
a. Posted on October 22, 2020 as the lead piece by San Diego Jewish World at https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2020/10/22/our-new-tower-of-babel/
b. Published by The Detroit Jewish News in October 6, 2022 print edition, p.12, and posted online on October 27, 2022 as lead piece at https://thejewishnews.com/2022/10/27/poem-our-new-tower-of-babel/
13. PASSOVER SEDER 2020, tweeted on April 19, 2020 at https://twitter.com/Poet_Lawyerate/status/1251990837765926912
14. HARVARD YARD'S LEANING TOWER, published in the Harvard and Radcliffe Class of 1998 Twenty-fifth Anniversary Report (distributed in April 2023), p.277.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
PROFESSIONAL BIO: Jeremy Friedman was raised in New York, educated in the Northeast (A.B., Harvard University, 1998; J.D., Columbia University, 2003), and served as a federal appellate law clerk in Detroit. Prior to attending law school, he lived and worked in Washington, D.C. He is licensed to practice law in California and Massachusetts -- and has lived and practiced in the Boston and Los Angeles areas.
