Helge Meeuw at the 2008 German Swimming Championships in Berlin made a new European record in the 100 meter backstroke. At the men’s relay in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing he placed last in a race. The commentators said of his bearded face: Commentator 1: Why wouldn’t he shave that? Commentator 2: Why risk it? … Continue reading
Fall 2009 / Issues / Poetry 2009 / Volume 40