Posts Tagged ‘poetry’
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 [...]
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