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Such a bittersweet #Sciku by Scott Edgar, the contrast in scales so powerful and thought-provoking:

Through interstellar
Space to us then getting lost
In yellow street lamps

#ScienceHaiku #SciComm #SciArt #Starlight #LightPollution
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Message Lost by Scott Edgar - The Sciku Project
Through interstellar // Space to us then getting lost // In yellow street lamps - Visit The Sciku Project to learn more about Scott's starlight sciku!
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November 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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This #Sciku by Mariya Gusev is an utter delight - sweet, funny & thoughtful. It's also inspired by some fascinating research into the sounds of the sun, well worth reading about!

roar of tiny suns
they call them dandelions
for a good reason

#ScienceHaiku
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the lion's gate by Mariya Gusev - The Sciku Project
roar of tiny suns // they call them dandelions // for a good reason - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Mariya's sun sciku!
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November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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So pleased to publish a second stunning #Sciku by Maryam Imogen Ghouth, exploring the contradiction of both the sun and ourselves.

The sun holds a war—
inward pull and outward fire—
I am made of her.

#ScienceHaiku #SciArt #SciComm #Sun
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This Battle is Inborn by Maryam Imogen Ghouth - The Sciku Project
The sun holds a war— // inward pull and outward fire— // I am made of her. -Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Maryam's sun sciku!
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November 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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What a joy it is to publish this #Tanka by Emily Jo Scalzo. Its a powerful and important poem, lines 2-3 are truly excellent

New measles outbreak
a plague of anti-vaxxers
spreading diseases
a scapegoat for autism
destroy herd immunity

#SciComm #SciArt
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Florida Ends Vaccine Mandate by Emily Jo Scalzo - The Sciku Project
New measles outbreak // a plague of anti-vaxxers // spreading diseases - Visit The Sciku Project to learn more about Emily's vaccine sciku!
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October 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Maryam Imogen Ghouth's first #Sciku for The Sciku Project is fantastic, touching on biomechanical motion, Netwon's Third Law and the sometimes importance of opposition.

Tension gives us lift.
Foot meets ground and body moves—
resistance births flight.

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Rejection by Maryam Imogen Ghouth - The Sciku Project
Tension gives us lift. // Foot meets ground and body moves— // resistance births flight. - Visit The Sciku Project to learn more about Maryam's poem!
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October 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Delighted to welcome Mariya Gusev to The Sciku Project, with a wonderful #Sciku using the orbits of comets to explore human relationships. The phrasing of each line is exquisite!

path of a comet
orbit eccentricity
classified as love

#ScienceHaiku #SciArt
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eons by Mariya Gusev - The Sciku Project
path of a comet // orbit eccentricity // classified as love - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Mariya's sciku!
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October 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Mark Gilbert wrote one of my favourite poems featured on The Sciku Project in 2023 and I'm delighted to publish his latest #Sciku, which is both a delight and utterly fascinating:

four-limbed starfish
swimming against the tide
entropy machine

#ScienceHaiku
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Ye Cannae Change The Laws Of Physics by Mark Gilbert - The Sciku Project
four-limbed starfish // swimming against the tide // entropy machine - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Mark's poem!
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October 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Absolutely delighted to feature Barbara Anna Gaiardoni on The Sciku Project, her poetry is wonderful and this sciku is a fantastic example:

Our Valentine's Day –
Pair of lovebirds, parakeet
and a cockatiel.

#Sciku #ScienceHaiku #Lovebirds
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Crazy things by Barbara Anna Gaiardoni - The Sciku Project
Our Valentine's Day – // Pair of lovebirds, parakeet // and a cockatiel - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Barbara's sciku!
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October 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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The latest #Sciku by Martina Matijević focuses on the @vrubinobs.bsky.social, and I just love the way the first line stands on its own and the second and third lines flow beautifully together:

microscale canvas
painting our biography
pixel by pixel

#ScienceHaiku
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The World’s Largest Camera by Martina Matijević - The Sciku Project
microscale canvas // painting our biography // pixel by pixel - Visit The Sciku Project to learn more about Martina's sciku!
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October 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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@thescikuproject.bsky.social editor Andrew Holmes is hosting another poem of mine: “Nobody… but Odysseus.” thescikuproject.com/2025/09/25/n...
September 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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@jamespenha.bsky.social writes a brief but epic poem about a brief moment from a considerably longer epic poem. A fabulous #Sciku and the research behind it is fascinating!

Greek researchers sense
Odysseus's presence—
they bird-dog Argos

#Odyssey #Archaeology
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Nobody... but Odysseus by James Penha - The Sciku Project
Greek researchers sense // Odysseus's presence— // they bird-dog Argos - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about James' poem!
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September 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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It's always a pleasure to read #Sciku by Sarah Das Gupta, her botanical series continues to impress and educate!

Koalas eat leaves of the eucalyptus
famous in the land of kangaroos
but strangers in Spanish forests

#ScienceHaiku #SciComm #Eucalyptus
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Leafy Invaders – Eucalyptus by Sarah Das Gupta - The Sciku Project
Koalas eat leaves of the eucalyptus // famous in the land of kangaroos // but strangers in Spanish forests - Visit The Sciku Project to learn more!
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September 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Love this #Sciku by Doug Lanzo, the use of syllables and words in that second line creates something really special:

thirst for survival
drenched fledging great dusky swift
pierces waterfall

#ScienceHaiku #SciComm #7Worlds @bbcearth.bsky.social
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Courageous fledglings by Douglas J. Lanzo - The Sciku Project
thirst for survival // drenched fledging great dusky swift // pierces waterfall - Visit The Sciku Project to learn about Doug's fledgling sciku!
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September 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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A wonderful poem John!
haikuhawk.bsky.social John Hawkhead @haikuhawk.bsky.social · Sep 7
Here’s a #sciku over at DJ Tyrer’s 5-7-5 Haiku Journal:

love starts in the cells
inside mitochondria
a thrown away key

Have a go here: 575haikujournal.wordpress.com

#haiku #senryu #micropoetry
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September 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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A great poem by Douglas J. Lanzo, enhanced by a fantastic title: 'Deceit Woven by an Orb Weaver'. Some sneaky spider subterfuge summarised in a super #Sciku!

false beacon of light
flashing forest firefly
caught in spider web

#ScienceHaiku #SciComm
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Deceit Woven by an Orb Weaver by Douglas J. Lanzo - The Sciku Project
false beacon of light // flashing forest firefly // caught in spider web - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Doug's orb-weaver sciku!
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September 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Delighted to have Sarah Das Gupta return to The Sciku Project, her botanical poetry is always a joy to explore and luxuriate in.

Visions of exotic eastern haunts
of elegant Japanese gardens
a refugee in temperate regions

#Sciku #ScienceHaiku #SciComm
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Bamboo by Sarah Das Gupta - The Sciku Project
Visions of exotic eastern haunts // of elegant Japanese gardens // a refugee in temperate regions - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Sarah's bamboo sciku!
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August 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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It's always a pleasure to feature Douglas J. Lanzo, his interests in marine animal behaviour and his skills as a poet always lead to wonderful #Sciku:

bobbing for apples
polar bear on off-shore rock
jaw-clamps belugas

#ScienceHaiku #SciComm @BBCEarth
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iceless improvisation by Douglas J. Lanzo - The Sciku Project
bobbing for apples // polar bear on off-shore rock // jaw-clamps belugas - Visit The Sciku Project to learn more about Doug's polar bear sciku!
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August 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Delighted to feature another #Sciku by the talented Debbie Lee, and its wonderful to see some progress being made with research into tackling this cruel disorder.

Parkinson's disease
cell replacement therapy
dopamine effects

#ScienceHaiku #SciComm #Parkinsons
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More research needed by Debbie Lee - The Sciku Project
Parkinson's disease // cell replacement therapy // dopamine effects - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Debbie's Parkinson's sciku!
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August 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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What a privilege it is to be able to share this #Sciku by Patricia Hawkhead. It's truly excellent poetry, from the language & word-play to the meaning behind it. It's inspirat-ion-al!

rare blooms
a body blessed
with imperfect-ions

#ScienceHaiku #SciComm
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Ions by Patricia Hawkhead - The Sciku Project
rare blooms // a body blessed // with imperfect-ions - Visit The Sciku Project to learn more about Patricia's ion sciku!
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August 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Really enjoying this #Sciku by Susan Polizzotto, the playfulness of movement within it and double meaning is delightful and engaging!

stillness of the stars
traveling through space and time
in a light jacket

#ScienceHaiku #SciComm #SciArt #Fusion
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magic cloak by Susan Polizzotto - The Sciku Project
stillness of the stars // traveling through space and time // in a light jacket - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Susan's fusion sciku!
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July 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Delighted to have Martina Matijević return to The Sciku Project with a #Sciku that starts off romantic and ends with such a blunt & powerful third line. Outstanding!

our universe weds
the Hawking radiation
final cul-de-sac

#ScienceHaiku #SciComm #SciArt
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The Big Decay Theory by Martina Matijević - The Sciku Project
our universe weds // the Hawking radiation // final cul-de-sac - Visit The ScikuProject to discover more about Martina's poem!
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July 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Its been over 2 years since Jerome Berglund was at The Sciku Project but it's worth the wait, such a powerful #Sciku exploring particle physics, social inequalities & more. Outstanding poetry!

led
into gold . . conflict
of interest

#SciArt #ScienceHaiku
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Class by Jerome Berglund - The Sciku Project
led // into gold . . conflict // of interest - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Jerome's class-y sciku!
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July 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Really enjoyed this #Sciku by Tony Williams, the analogy between physics & botany so interesting, the phrasing of the poem so playful, that short middle line doing so much work:

splitting a hosta…
a question
of quantum entanglement.

#SciComm #Quantum
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Spooky Action... by Tony Williams - The Sciku Project
splitting a hosta… // a question // of quantum entanglement - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Tony's spooky sciku!
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July 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Oh, how nice to finish a quite hectic (for me) week with such beautiful words by Scott Edgar, Future is in Superposition!

I am sure lot of young people can appreciate them even more than I do 👇

And I am also adding my wishes, for now:

You too, surrender
to water, for a little swim 🏊
then sleep
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Sometimes a poem comes along and bowls you over. Scott Edgar's latest #Sciku is simply wonderful in the way it mixes the #Quantum with #Mindfulness, such an elegant and thoughtful poem:

Your future is in
Superposition so breathe
Be present today

#SciArt
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Future is in Superposition by Scott Edgar - The Sciku Project
Your future is in // Superposition so breathe // Be present today - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Scott's poem!
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July 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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firefly dusk—
how brief the life
of a shooting star

#haiku #poetry #dailyhaikuprompt (fireflies)
June 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM