A Mathematician's Work
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Constructs (amplitudes;that's it). For the nosebleedsand the code of points are counted.
Or the three pointers,(solves the equation in seconds; okay have twenty-five feet)alley-oops, or the slam dunks are applied—whoosh.
Over the tennis net,with winning shots and side spins.(From here, the height should be.)
Throw spirals and tackle and get tackled.(From this angle.)
And each movement—sweat,elastic therapeutic tapes (swollen muscles and sprains).And
kneels or holds up fists pre-gameand with hyperpnoea breaths, remembers namesand grievesin the press conference or the interviewee's mic—See. [End Page 91]
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Kevin Durant, NBA All-Star, starts the play upcourt for the Brooklyn Nets, 2021. Photo by Dina Livotsky. Used with permission.
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July 1, 2009. Serena Williams in action against Russia's Elena Dementieva during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London. Photo courtesy of PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo.
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CHRISTINA DIXIE is a poet and a writer living in Orlando, Florida. Her works Sherbet Vines and Keep the Porch Light On (a PushCart Prize Nomination) were published on an online zine, Lucky Jefferson in the year 2021. In 2020, her poem "Art in Mockingbird's Sky" was published in Sonku Collective and her poem "Failed Intervention" was published in GUMBO Magazine. In 2019, Soul 7 literary magazine published her poetry: Peaches & Jazz, "Same Old Blues, and Truth's Speech"; and Eve's Poetry (website) Magazine published "Beloved's Robe: A Love Letter to Self." Some of her works can also be found on her blog https://tinaloves2write.blogspot.com and additional social media sites. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English: Creative Writing Track with a Minor in Humanities from University of Central Florida in 2007.
