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Big League Sports Writer Visits Seekonk Library
The former sports writer told stories from his career covering the Boston Red Sox and an occasional news story. Krasner also discussed his ongoing work teaching youngsters in creative writing.
Steve Krasner, a 33-year Providence Journal veteran visited Seekonk library on Tuesday. The baseball scribe and holder of a Hall of Fame vote told tales of his years on planes and buses, in locker-rooms and in Paw Sox and Boston Red Sox press boxes.
The stories residents heard ranged from the oddities of postgame interviews with eccentric relief pitchers to serious events surrounding the 1989 Bay Area earthquake. Krasner also discussed his many published works.
The books started when a 26-week-series that Krasner wrote for newspaper became an obvious resource for young players and new coaches in baseball. Play Ball Like the Pros and later, Play Ball Like the Hall of Famers were born.
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But Krasner has also written children's titles, such as Why Not Call It Cow Juice and Have a Nice Nap, Humphrey. "I like to say I've worn a lot of hats," says the author. His newest hat is teaching workshops in creative writing for school children and education professionals.
In an effort dubbed Nudging the Imagination: a literacy course of study across the curriculum, Krasner aims to teach children not only to write, but to enjoy writing.
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"If we don't motivate them to want to write when they're younger, how can we possibly expect them to be independent enthusiastic writers when they're in the eighth and tenth grades?" he asks.
You can view some of Krasner's work in the classroom on the Nudging the Imagination website, and the stories he shared at the Seekonk library in our gallery.
