Why Science Poetry?
This is Lynn’s crazy idea: We should all be able to encapsulate the main message of a scientific publication in Haiku format (typically 5-7-5 syllables). This challenges us to be brief, clear and to the point.
When I suggested this to colleagues, I found that some were more inclined towards other short poem formats, such as limericks.
The creation of a new website finally provided the impetus to turn this crazy idea into a reality. And so, the Science Poetry twitter account was born. Share your great research via poetry, and follow our tweets!
How to contribute:
- Tweet your poem @Science_Poetry or #Science_Poetry. Include a link or brief citation of the work (name, year, journal, pages) along with the poem.
- If you are old-fashioned like me, email me your poetry (lsadler@ent.umass.edu)
- We will retweet poems to our followers.
Rules and Respect:
- Please only share poems about your own work, unless you have received permission from the authors.
- Do not criticize others, or falsely represent the results of a study.
- I envision Science_Poetry as a venue for disseminating poetry in our community and beyond. I cannot be responsible for verifying the scientific accuracy of shared or retweeted poems from colleagues.