A big thank you for the folks who contributed to our little portion of that wonder of a wonder, the scienceblogs.com DonorsChoose challenge. The SCQ also recieved a number of stellar Haiku's which will be used in the Haiku Phylogeny project. Here is a small sampling of them (feel free to submit more to the Science Creative Quarterly at tscq@interchange.ubc.ca):
DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER DISASTER
fruit fly punnett squares
tic-tac-toeing genotypes
gives birth to Mothras
~Scheherazade
THE HAIKU CHEAT
Tyrannosaurus
Is a bitch for a haiku
Too many sybbles
~Paul Clarkson
UNTITLED
Cynics declare that
The vestigial organ
Is the human brain.
~Jonathan Cohen
OSTRICH
Plumply arching in
the dry Aussie savanna,
head stuck in the ground
~Robert Isenberg
E.COLI IN MY BUTT
I learnt this today
there's e.coli in my butt
also in my gutt
~Henry James
Ah yes, clearly science and poetry do belong together...
Note: for those of you who did graciously donate, don't forget to send your confirmation email to sb.donorschoose.bonanza@gmail.com, to be entered in a number of extra goodies that Seed is offering.
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Is that the Henry James?
If it is Henry James, then it would be marvelous to hear him read it out loud. I read in my literature classes that he spoke very slowly, eloquently, and deliberately to overcome a stutter. It may sound like "There'S e. COli in MY butt" - beautiful!
THE SQUID
It comes forward fast
its tentacles everywhere
faster than you think
UNINSPIRED HAIKU
haiku haiku hai!
haiku haiku hai haiku!
hai hai hai haiku!
Although I guess this wouldn't fit anywhere on a phylogenetic tree
Hi- I came here via ~Scheherazade's site to read her marvelous haiku since I just finished enjoying reading and re-reading one of her other poems of a different format.
As an artsy-science person, who ironically holds two degrees from The University of Virginia, I'm pleasantly surprised to find this site in the blogosphere. I've bookmarked you all! :)