New York: Hyperion, (1995) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of poems selected to appeal to older children, which includes poems on women's basketball, the thrill of a fast break, tributes to Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and others by such varied writers as Jerry Spinelli, Jack Prelutsky, Walter Dean Myers,Richard Peck, Eloise Greenfield, Myra Cohn Livingston and more. Illustrated with pencil and pastel drawings by Bill James. Warmly INSCRIBED by Morrison on the front endpaper with the comment "My latest in the sport field" dated in the year of publication, and SIGNED as Lillian. Includes notes on the players. Morrison had a long career as a poet, anthologist and librarian. She is quoted as saying "I love rhythms, the body movement implicit in poetry, explicit in sports - I am drawn to athletes, dancers, drummers, jazz musicians, who transcend misery and frustration and symbolize for us something joyous, ordered, and possible in life." She is credited with being the first to publish a book of sports poems. Books signed by her are quite uncommon. 63 pp. ISBN: 0-786800542.