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Naming of Parts, by Henry Reed
Posted by: ozymandias1 on: December 6, 2011
One poem that I particularly like (and have hanging outside the door of my lab) is “Naming of Parts” by Henry Reed; it contrasts a lesson in military weaoons with a flowering plant. My classroom looks out on a flower garden and I often think of this poem as I spot another student gazing wistfully [...]
The Chemistry Hour
Posted by: ozymandias1 on: March 27, 2009
The Chemistry Hour Gerard Bullett Now let me praise, not famous men, But men who, for little reward, Scattered the floor of my dusty pen With crumbs of truth from a cherished hoard, And in particular him who came, On Tuesday and Friday, praise the Lord, Hoping to set our hearts aflame [...]
Why Ozymandias?
Posted by: ozymandias1 on: January 30, 2008
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I have this poem on the door of my lab. Why Ozymandias? Obviously it’s one of my favourite poems. I am always reminded of the final scene from Planet of the Apes where Taylor comes across the upper half of the Statue of Liberty buried in the sand. You maniacs! You blew it up! Damn you! Goddamn [...]
Henry Reed: Naming of Parts
Posted by: ozymandias1 on: January 9, 2008
One of my favourite poems is Naming of Parts, by Henry Reed. It encapsulates so much of what is wrong with our education. It is about an army instruction lesson on the parts of an army rifle, where the poet is half listening to the instructor, and half looking outside the window at the beautiful [...]
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