Endless Forms Most Beautiful

Submitted by Virge on Wed, May 24, 2006 - 05:54
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A while back, I submitted Tiktaalik roseae as a topic suggestion for Mike Snider's Weekly Sonnet. He took up the suggestion and produced Endless Forms Most Beautiful. This link will probably point to a different poem a week from now. Whether or not the poem is still on the weekly sonnet page when you get there, Mike's draft page gives a quick glance at the thought process that led from two words (the name of a recently discovered fossil) to 14 lines of poetry (that evoke pages of thought about history, knowledge, growth, transformation).

Comments

Submitted by Mike Snider (not verified) on Wed, May 24, 2006 - 23:51.

Virne, thank you for your very kind words and for the link—and for the suggestion! I struggled to find a way into the poem until I read Neil Shubin's piece at The Edge.

Submitted by Mike Snider (not verified) on Thu, May 25, 2006 - 12:25.

Can't type, can I, Virge? Sorry about misspelling your name.

Submitted by Virge on Thu, May 25, 2006 - 14:26.

No problem, Mike. It doesn't worry me in the slightest.

I remember some years ago having someone (flatteringly) confuse me with Vernor Vinge--easy name confusion, similar geeky background, similar lack of hair... ;-)

Great job with the poem. Thanks for the link.