“The words of poems are the tuft and final applause of science.”

So said the great American poet Walt Whitman. But what did he mean? Is there science in poetry? Poetry in science? During our April SciComm Lunch & Learn event, we explored these questions with Bradley Allf, a doctoral candidate at NC State University who is both a scientist and poet. He shared his thoughts on how these two endeavors not only coexist, but complement each other.

Below, we’ve included some of the submissions we received from talented science poets of all ages.

• Prescribed Burn – Madsion Jones
• Teardrops Could Not Extinguish the Fires – Saffia O.
• Haiku – Juliet Crowell
• The Laboratory Mouse: Stages of Development – CoreyBunce
• Rain – Elliot Greiner
• Ode to the Limpet – Madeline Bacolor
• Maxwellian – Hannah Edstrom
• A Collection of Poems – Jocelyn Bosley
• Bending Tree Soliloquy – Christopher Bobryk
• Haikus – Aranzazu Lascurian
• Hope for Longevity – Gabrielle Graham
• Only Our Minds – Nishant Mehrotra
• Science Poetry – Alissa Bernholc
• Sick at the Bedside – Matthew Boulos
• The Crows Meal – Carolyn Decker
• The Cryptid – Rachel Lense
• Wellness and Wahala – Dr. Oluwatomiloba Mercy Ademokun