Linda Amos - Baylor University

Published first in The Texas Poetry Calendar. J. Paul Holcomb. The Sputnik Challenge, 1957. Southwest of Abilene they tried . to join the rocket race. They planned. the launch to save our U.S. pride. With Sputnik as the process guide . these college guys made their bold stand. southwest of Abilene. They tried. to send forth first a mouse named ... ................
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