Dr Charles is having a Poetry Contest, with wonderful prizes to be awarded to the winner with the best poem about "experiencing, practicing, or reflecting upon a medical, scientific, or health-related matter."
It sounds great until you realize you're probably going to have to compete against the Cuttlefish.
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PZ Myers tipped me off to a science poetry contest:
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