What do poets and scientists have in common? I admit “not much” was my first thought, so when I heard about a poetry and science event hosted by the London charity Poet in the City, I was intrigued enough to go and see what all the fuss was about.Four poets who use science as inspiration for their work – Lavinia Greenlaw, Maurice Riordan, Mario Petrucci and Michael Symmons-Roberts – spoke at the event (hosted at the new Wellcome Collection galleries in London, UK), to explain why they think poetry and science go together, and to read us some of their poems. You can watch them in the videos below.
Via New Scientist Short Sharp Science Blog.
Posted by Amy as Poetry, Science & Nature at 1:59 AM EDT