I was delighted to ring in the New Year with a published poem in the storied magazine Scientific American. The poem is part of my Clearstories collaboration with photographer Stephen Petegorsky.
In “Baby Crocodile,” I drew on a memory of an encounter with a Florida alligator (a species of crocodilian). These reptiles seem cold and alien, but in pondering Stephen’s photograph of an infant specimen in skeletal form, I found a connection with these huge, brutal, ancient beasts. Stephen’s stunning Baby Crocodile art photo is also featured.
The whole poem is available in the hard-copy magazine, as well as online at Scientific American.
Many thanks are due to Dava Sobel, the brilliant science writer and book author (Galileo’s Daughter, Longitude, The Glass Universe) who founded and edits Scientific American’s “Meter” poetry column.
