The Poem Is You

Burt, Stephen

doi:10.4159/9780674972896

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“…The creation of the Space Poem Chain ( renshi ) by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, a form developed from traditional Japanese linked verses ( renga and renku ), was an attempt to think jointly about the universe, Earth and life itself, unfettered by barriers of nation, culture, generation or profession (including scientist), and was popular almost worldwide on the Internet from 2006 to 2009 (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 2007). This example shows the universal appeal of poetry among diverse cultures, regions (Burt, 2016; Kinsella et al, 2004), and times.…”

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confidence: 93%

Combining Poetry and Science to Create Scientific “Thesis Poetry” as a Tool for the Communication of Science

Tada

2019

Science Communication

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Research scientists are expected to communicate their science to the lay public. However, lay people need scientific literacy in order to understand science. Both science and poetry are aspects of culture that connect people and might be able to expand their reach by incorporating elements of each other. “Thesis poetry” based on the IMRaD (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion) scientific paper format could promote understanding and empathy between scientists and the lay public, and foster and improve scientific literacy. This article proposes a thesis poem format incorporating empirical and personal logic and data drawn from original papers as a tool for the communication of science.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 93%