http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2007/10/one-last-anagram-from-canada/ A blog from the Poetry Foundation where contemporary poets debate classic and contemporary poetry from America and around the world. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:27:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2007/10/one-last-anagram-from-canada/#comment-1243 Lawrence E. Case Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:00:51 +0000 http://pf/harriet/?p=452#comment-1243 This may seem a bit fundamental .... but could someone please e-mail to me the correct pronunciation of deinococcus radiodurans ? .... L.E. Case This may seem a bit fundamental …. but could someone please e-mail to me the correct pronunciation of deinococcus radiodurans ? …. L.E. Case

]]> http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2007/10/one-last-anagram-from-canada/#comment-1242 Alicia (AE) Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:19:45 +0000 http://pf/harriet/?p=452#comment-1242 This kind of repeats a comment I made on Steve's anagram thread, but it seems more apropos here... Lucretius in the first century BC made wonderful use of the alphabet itself as a metaphor for the atoms and how a limited number of kinds of atoms could create all things in existence, since 20 odd letters could make all the words in the language. He then plays with particular anagrams to show how, for instance, fire (ignis) could be made of the same elements as wood (lignis). The letters on the white page thus became tangible symbols for atoms combining and rearranging in the void; a reminder of how serious such word and letter-play can be, since it does, as you point out, imitate the actual molecular make-up of life and the universe. I'm sure Lucretius would get a kick out of the alphabetic nature of our discussion of DNA. This kind of repeats a comment I made on Steve’s anagram thread, but it seems more apropos here… Lucretius in the first century BC made wonderful use of the alphabet itself as a metaphor for the atoms and how a limited number of kinds of atoms could create all things in existence, since 20 odd letters could make all the words in the language. He then plays with particular anagrams to show how, for instance, fire (ignis) could be made of the same elements as wood (lignis). The letters on the white page thus became tangible symbols for atoms combining and rearranging in the void; a reminder of how serious such word and letter-play can be, since it does, as you point out, imitate the actual molecular make-up of life and the universe. I’m sure Lucretius would get a kick out of the alphabetic nature of our discussion of DNA.

]]> http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2007/10/one-last-anagram-from-canada/#comment-1241 Chris Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:35:41 +0000 http://pf/harriet/?p=452#comment-1241 A wonderful melding of science and art (and proof that they do go hand in hand) This should happen more often. A wonderful melding of science and art (and proof that they do go hand in hand) This should happen more often.

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