Friday, May 24, 2013

The Periodic Table in Song

My new manuscript, which I began sending around last November, is called Mendeleev's Mandala. Mendeleev is the guy who discovered (or created, depending on your POV) the periodic table of elements.

So I have a thing for the periodic table (of course I do, what a list: every known thing!). Anyway, I just discovered this video from AsapScience (via Maria Popova's Explore website).

 
Enjoy!
 
 
(And here's the title poem from my manuscript (scroll down) at Thrush Poetry Journal.)
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10 comments:

  1. Tressa May 25, 2013 at 12:58 AM

    Fun song and excellent poem!

    You might enjoy this (it inspired my ongoing attempt to write a poem for each element) ~

    "Occasional Songs For The Periodic Table"

    (short song for each element)

    http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_72

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  2. Jessica GoodfellowMay 25, 2013 at 5:10 PM

    Tressa,

    Thank you for the heads-up on this podcast. How have I lived without it? I've subscribed...thanks so much!

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  3. Jessica GoodfellowMay 25, 2013 at 5:10 PM

    And Tressa, good luck on your series of poems.....love to see them when they're done.

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  4. Jessica GoodfellowMay 25, 2013 at 5:38 PM

    Antimony! Oh wow!

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  6. Jessica GoodfellowMay 25, 2013 at 5:43 PM

    Barium....hahaha!

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  7. Jessica GoodfellowMay 25, 2013 at 6:07 PM

    I know it's getting dull, me commenting on the elements, but protactinium is so brilliant!

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  8. Jessica GoodfellowMay 25, 2013 at 6:28 PM

    One more favorite: Berkelium

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  9. Tressa May 25, 2013 at 10:04 PM

    Ha ha! I'm glad you like the songs and the podcast as well!

    My poems (as they come) will be here ~

    Poems Periodic

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  10. Jessica GoodfellowMay 26, 2013 at 3:42 PM

    Nice start, Tressa. I like the comparison of copper to a well-worked muscle. Thanks for sharing this.

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