but the science bears out
my catastrophic thinking
—Terri Guillemets
science
Fight for our lives
like wild animals, I am happy hiding
the artificial frightens my being —
but it is time to fight for the earth
—Terri Guillemets
scrambled blackout poetry created from Rafe Martin, Birdwing, 2005
Leaping & stretching & pleasing
A cat is an adorable violation of the laws of physics.
—Terri Guillemets
Essence
A poet can translate birdsong much more faithfully than the biologist ever could.
—Terri Guillemets
¡Peligro!
Evolution: one small step for man, one giant leap backward for mankind.
—Terri Guillemets
Sparks & sizzle
Two people who have chemistry evolve quickly to biology.
—Terri Guillemets
It’s staggering
Evolution: that last step was a doozy!
—Terri Guillemets
Rockers of science
Fossils are what ‘now’ looked like forever ago.
—Terri Guillemets