• Reciprocal Space by Stephen Curry

    Structured and unstructured observations from the principal investigator of a protein crystallography lab

    • Ode dear

      Friday, 13 Feb 2009 - 00:04 UTC

      Charles Darwin
      Was a star in
      Eighteen fifty-nine

      His theory
      Caused a fury
      Among lovers of design

      “No Adam?
      Far too random –
      That’s never a solution!”

      But Charlie smiled –
      He was not riled:
      “Sorry, that’s evolution."

       

      It’s catching on, this Darwin thing.

      Last updated: Friday, 13 Feb 2009 - 00:04 UTC

      • Comments

        • Date:
          Friday, 13 Feb 2009 - 00:31 UTC
          Richard Grant said:

          Quick. Kill it.

        • Date:
          Friday, 13 Feb 2009 - 00:38 UTC
          Stephen Curry said:

          Too late – it’s already developed multi-thug resistance…

        • Date:
          Friday, 13 Feb 2009 - 01:08 UTC
          Cath Ennis said:

          Giggl… no, actually, groan.

        • Date:
          Friday, 13 Feb 2009 - 05:07 UTC
          Richard Wintle said:

          Nice. Succinct, and uses a rhyming scheme I can get my head around. Extra points for the assonance (say what?) of “theory” and “fury”.

        • Date:
          Friday, 13 Feb 2009 - 09:19 UTC
          Stephen Curry said:

          Sorry Cath (about the pun), but the poem was inspired last night by your fine example (and of course by Henry). And it was necessary also to to satisfy my craving for adulation.

          @Richard W. – assonance? You mean, ‘when the rhyme doesn’t work’ (according to Educated Rita…. But I do appreciate your sophisticated palate!

        • Date:
          Friday, 13 Feb 2009 - 09:38 UTC
          Henry Gee said:

          A CLERIHEW ON STEPHEN CURRY

          Stephen Curry
          Was never in a hurry
          To adopt the latest poetic fad.
          But when he did, the result wasn’t half bad.

        • Date:
          Friday, 13 Feb 2009 - 11:48 UTC
          Stephen Curry said:

          Ha, ha – thank you Henry.

        • Date:
          Friday, 13 Feb 2009 - 14:50 UTC
          Stephen Curry said:

          For those who’d like to see how it’s done properly, head over to Digital Cuttlefish.


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