[New-Poetry] Van Doren and Frost

Bob Grumman bobgrumman at nut-n-but.net
Fri Jul 20 14:08:41 EDT 2007


> Davya Sobel and other popular science writers can easily overflow
> rooms even here. Is popularization of science the equivalent of pop
> poetry by Jewel and MC Rhymez-A-Lott?
>
> c

It would depend, I suppose.  The best popular science writers would equal 
mainstream poetry, I'd think.  Applied Science is relatively well-covered by 
the media.  Even pure science does well.  But pure mathematics doesn't get 
much coverage.

--Bob





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