David Roth & the Bigger Finish Line
The songwriter behind the poem — and the thread of the whole unit
Nine Gold Medals was written as a song before it was a poem. Its writer, David Roth, is an American folk singer-songwriter known for gentle, story-telling songs about kindness, community, and the goodness in ordinary people.
The whole unit in one breath
Step back and see what Unit 5 has done. Two texts, one widening idea — the limits the world puts on people are smaller than the people themselves.
Q1.What was 'Nine Gold Medals' originally written as?
Nine Gold Medals was written as a song before it was a poem. Its writer, David Roth, is an American folk singer-songwriter known for gentle, story-telling songs about kindness, community, and the goodness in ordinary people.
The whole unit in one breath
Step back and see what Unit 5 has done. Two texts, one widening idea — the limits the world puts on people are smaller than the people themselves.
Q1.What was 'Nine Gold Medals' originally written as?