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Parallel Press Chapbook Series
The Scientific Method
Themes of curiosity and exploration infuse the poetry in Mary Alexandra Agner’s new collection, The Scientific Method (Parallel Press, 2011).
Many of the poems examine the legacy of women scientists, mathematicians, and medical practitioners. In After Math, the poet recalls Florence Nightingale: “To the modern world, / pictures are not epiphanies. / Lump together all those bodies— / summed and graphed by hand— / and the nineteenth century / would ache with rot and TB / where today we see a piechart.” In the lines of Jump the Chromosome, the poet asks Nobel Prize winner Barbara McClintock “Teach me to leave off counting, / reverence the difference of a single aberration.” The poems that make up The Scientific Method are found at the intersection of scientific inquiry, humanity, and gender, and invite reflection and thoughtful examination.
Many of the poems examine the legacy of women scientists, mathematicians, and medical practitioners. In After Math, the poet recalls Florence Nightingale: “To the modern world, / pictures are not epiphanies. / Lump together all those bodies— / summed and graphed by hand— / and the nineteenth century / would ache with rot and TB / where today we see a piechart.” In the lines of Jump the Chromosome, the poet asks Nobel Prize winner Barbara McClintock “Teach me to leave off counting, / reverence the difference of a single aberration.” The poems that make up The Scientific Method are found at the intersection of scientific inquiry, humanity, and gender, and invite reflection and thoughtful examination.
- GenresPoetry
40 pages, Chapbook
First published November 1, 2011
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About the author
Mary Alexandra Agner
12 books17 followersMary Alexandra Agner writes of dead women, telescopes, and secrets. She was born in a United State made for lovers and currently lives halfway up Spring Hill. Her family tree bears Parson Brown oranges. All her life she's observed the universe and written about it. She can be found online at http://www.pantoum.org/.
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March 18, 2013
Strongly musical, well-crafted poems about women and science. Original and strongly lyrical work. Will return and re-read many times, I'm sure.
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