Made by modifying a Creative Commons image from Wikipedia that uses a hand to illustrate a dactyl. Inspired by a conversation with Elizabeth Macduffie. I want to make this into a T-shirt.
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Don’t Mess with These Dactyls
Poetry is my weapon. Baby, you don’t wanna mess with these dactyls.
Image: an outline of a left hand with the thumb pointing up, the bottom three fingers folded back, and the index finger pointing out. A long red line (representing a stressed syllable) is above the finger’s bottom bone (proximal phalanx), as well as two red curved lines (representing unstressed syllables) above the middle and upper bones (middle and distal phalanges). Image fromWikipedia and used in accordance with its Creative Commons Universal license.
Biomimicry: Poetry As a Cell
In a world of ribosomes (poets) crowding the nucleus (poetry establishment), live reeflike as the smooth endoplasmic recticulum on the outskirts of the cell. This is where synthesis happens, and much-needed detoxification.
Shown: Image of a cell I altered so the labels apply to poets and poetry: Establishment Poetry, Barrier, Poets Girdling Establishment Poetry, Reeflike Synthesizing and Detoxifying Poets.
Dana Henry Martin 