September 20, 2010 / 10:37 AM EDT / CBS Detroit It is hard to find good children's poetry about science, as most scientists do not write poems, and most poets do not do experiments.

Science poetry is a little harder to find than that which celebrates romance, but here at Newsweek, we've collected some of the best. Now you can read a special, curated collection of the best ...

Science Poem of the Week (4)"Poetry and science form the basis of my experience," wrote the Czech poet and immunologist Miroslav Holub (1923-1998.) Probably the only poet who could lay claim to ...

Poems and poetry are, for me, a deep a form of knowing, just like science. Yes, obviously, they are different. But each, in its way, is a way to understand the world.

The Poetry Programme on Sunday 13th November at 7pm on RTÉ Radio 1 marks the start of Science Week, when presenter Olivia O'Leary is joined in studio by three guests who have all written poems ...

A poetic thread drawing on the language of 17th century scientists to explore modern love, marriage and the passing of time is at the heart of Bryan Walpert’s new poetry collection. Brass Band to ...

Science Poem of the Week (6)In his anthology Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry, (Random House, 2003) the former United States poet laureate Billy Collins quotes a schoolgirl who writes, "Whenever I ...