why scientists turn to poetry

Researcher-poets use verse to help to ease isolation and grief, sing the praises of nature or depict the joys of commuting by bicycle.Credit: WeBond Creations/Getty Last year, in a moving family farewell celebration, palliative-care physician and researcher Danielle Chammas said goodbye to a long-time patient with cancer. When Chammas came home afterwards, she wrote a…

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Zebre 18-19 Dragons: David Richards scores last-minute try to end URC away drought

Zebre: Montemauri; Faissal, Bertaccini, Mazza, Gesi; Da Re, Fusco; Buonfiglio, Di Bartolomeo, Neculai, Canali, Krumov, Ortombina, Odiase, Licata. Replacements: Klein, Hasa, Nocera, Stavile, Locatelli, Dominguez, Zanon, Trulla. Dragons: O’Brien (co-capt); Richards, Paea, Owen, J Rosser; de Beer, R Williams; Martinez, Coghlan, Lewis, Douglas, Carter (co-capt), Lewis-Hughes, Young, Wainwright. Replacements: Dee, R Jones, James, Screech, S…

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GM Jankovic Denies Fraud Allegations, Calls Timing “No Coincidence” Amid Election Bid

GM Alojzije Jankovic has strongly denied allegations of financial misconduct and called the Croatian Chess Federation’s announcement that it has filed a criminal complaint against its former secretary general an attempt to damage his reputation. The federation released a statement on its website last week, saying it had submitted a complaint to the state prosecutor’s…

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