Programme of Events
Event Detail
Science Meets Poetry at ESOF 2012
Schroedinger Theatre
Fitzgerald Building
Sat July 14th
at 9.15am-6pm
Free admission
Limited seating
Register at website
A one-day meeting in association with ESOF 2012. It consists of lectures and presentations in the area of Science & Poetry:
Morning Lectures
The two Williams - Iggy McGovern
Ecology and Creationism in European Culture - Jean-Patrick Connerade (Chaunes)
Wild Reckoning - Maurice Riordan
Is love really molecular? - Christophe Goarant
The ‘Poetry of Facts’ of Arno Reinfrank - Uli Rothfuss
Afternoon Presentations
La Poésie serait-elle une Science? (Might Poetry be a Science ?) - Vital Heurtebize
Science meets Poetry in the European Academy - Chaunes
Some Chemical Poems - Mario Markus
Oscar Wilde in Many Tongues - Anne Talvaz and Michael O hAoda
The Significance of Irish Poetry in Russia - Alla Valeria Michalevich
Three Irish Poet-Scientists – Kate Dempsey, Noel Duffy and Mary Montague
Other elements include discussion, poster session and closing reception.
Poster Session: attendees are encouraged to bring one sonnet (14 lines exactly) on any theme within the spectrum of “Science” Preferred format: A4 white page, portrait orientation, typed in page-filling font.
Event supported by Poetry Ireland and the French Embassy in Ireland
Admission is free but seating is limited. To guarantee a seat please register at http://sciencemeetspoetry.eventbrite.com
