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Showing posts with label absurd. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Miroslav Holub, poet and scientist

Miroslav Holub (1923-1998), Czech poet and immunologist who excelled in both endeavors, is one of my favorite poets.  He combines scientific exactitude with empathy and absurdity.  Here are samples:

The Corporal Who Killed Archimedes

With one bold stroke
he killed the circle, tangent
and point of intersection
in infinity.