Jeremy Friedman (The Poet LawyerateTM)
BOOK:
- Book Website: www.11newroads.com
- Book Blog (with updates): www.11newroads.blogspot.com
- The book is planned to be in public distribution soon
- See #15 below for a poem from the book, reprinted in publications with permission
PUBLISHED SPORTS-RELATED POEMS:
1. MISSING WIMBLEDON 2020:
a. Posted on April 24, 2020 as lead piece by World Tennis Magazine
i. A link to this poem was retweeted by best-selling sports writer John Feinstein on April 26, 2020, see https://x.com/Poet_Lawyerate (pinned tweet), https://x.com/Poet_Lawyerate/status/1254557756201132032/retweets, https://x.com/Poet_Lawyerate/status/1254557756201132032
b. Published in UK Tennis Magazine 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, now available at https://archive.ringmagazine.com/, with free online subscription; previously posted in online edition, in late April 2020, at https://www.ringtv.com/article/come-out-writing-july2020/ and on the Ring Magazine app)
a. Translated into Spanish in the magazine's Spanish edition (previously posted at 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://x.com/bgtennisnation/status/1283140903318679554, July 14, 2020)
ii. Mentioned in the author's tweet (https://x.com/Poet_Lawyerate/status/1283830024404008961) that was "liked" by Billie Jean King – one of tennis' all-time greats (https://x.com/Poet_Lawyerate/status/1283830024404008961/likes, 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, now available at https://archive.ringmagazine.com/, with free online subscription; previously posted in online edition, in early October 2020, at https://www.ringtv.com/article/come-out-writing-dec2020/ and on the Ring Magazine app)
a. Translated into Spanish in the magazine's Spanish edition (previously posted at 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 and posted by The Detroit Jewish News in October 6, 2022 print edition, p.12, and 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://x.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
15. BLAST OF SHOFAR (a poem that appears in the book 11 New Roads Not Taken):
a. Published and posted by Jewish Rhode Island on September 4, 2026, online (in the Arts & Entertainment section and the Holiday section) at https://www.jewishrhody.com/stories/blast-of-shofar,173186 and in the (September 2026) print edition, p.21, at https://www.jewishrhody.com/stories/september-2026,173210
b. Published in The Shofar (in Jericho, NY) on September 4, 2026, in the September-October 2026 edition, p.8, at https://templeorelohim.org/shofar/newsletter/index.html
c. Posted by Southern New England Jewish Ledger (based in Hartford, CT) as the lead piece on September 7, 2026 at https://www.jewishledger.com/2026/09/a-rosh-hashanah-poem-blast-of-shofar/
d. Published and posted by The Detroit Jewish on September 9, 2026, online as part of the Cover story at https://www.thejewishnews.com/community/cover-the-call-of-the-shofar/article_1cb71ec5-0600-4610-b834-947d4948e5f2.html (scroll below article portion of Cover story) and in the (September 10, 2026) print edition, p.7 (as part of the Cover story)
e. Posted by San Diego Jewish World on September 9, 2026 as lead piece at https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/09/09/poetry-blast-of-shofar/
FURTHER INFORMATION:
NAME: Jeremy M. Friedman
AKA: The Poet Lawyerate; also, (The) Bard of The State Bar