For school we have to do a poetry portfolio and the topic I choose is running. I have had a difficult time finding any poetry related to running by some well known poets (need 2 of these). I have found plenty of running poetry by individuals who are unpublished and somewhat unknown so this is not what I need. If anyone can think of anything off of the top of their head it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!

Here's one:

The Runner
by Walt Whitman


ON a flat road runs the well-train'd runner;
He is lean and sinewy, with muscular legs;
He is thinly clothed--he leans forward as he runs,
With lightly closed fists, and arms partially rais'd.


Les

There may be more here:

[www.voicesnet.com]



Les

I suspect Housman's is the most well known:

[eir.library.utoronto.ca]