Frank Messina and Alex Belth at Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters - March 2009 (1 of 2)

Mets poet Frank Messina reads his poem "Idiot with Cell Phone Becomes Hero in Wild Walk-Off Win." Alex Belth reveals how he became a writer and founded the blog Bronx Banter, and reads a story about his father and Reggie Jackson. Gelf Magazine presents Varsity Letters, a free, sports centric reading series every month at the Happy Ending Lounge in New York. April 2's installment celebrated the return of baseball and also featured Greg Prince and Matt McCarthy. Prince blogs about the Mets, and McCarthy is the author of a tell-all memoir about his time as a minor-leaguer. For interviews and more, visit www.gelfmagazine.com