I'm not much of a sports guy, so a few weeks when Clemens appeared before Congress, I thought of it as just another obstruction in my way to getting some decent news coverage of world events (all the TV networks were filled with clips and commentary).

But then someone pointed out to me this article by Hart Seely at Slate.com, “The Poetry of Roger Clemens: The Rocket’s Collected Works.”  Now this minor annoyance has been transformed into a mild amusement.  More than that, I think it says something about what is and is not considered poetry, as all "bad" or accidental poetry tends to do.  It's definitely something worth chuckling over, and maybe thinking about if you're inclined to that.