How to create lyrical science…
Start with the right material!
Here is a example of a abstract poem created at the IMET summer student Poetry in Science Workshop 2020:
Abstract poetry (subtractive) is a experimental style of poetry, where you choose the words that speak meaning to you.
I used circles and the colors to designate meanings.
In this poem(s), I thought about ethnic and urban influences.
New York City Virome
BLACK
bacteriophages are abundant
communities
NYC wastewater
phages
largest viral
sewage
within borough
GREEN
hosts,
urban
ubiquity, phage
profiled
PURPLE
members of micro biome
influencing
clusters contribute
in viral metagenomics
genera, often outside
infection
RED
generalists to specialist
interactions organized
importance of viruses
provide an understanding
abundance and diversity
in urban environments
