
ArtsJanuary 21, 2025
Poem: ‘Mendeleev’s Nightmare’
Science in meter and verse
Liana Christensen is an Australian poet whose published works include Deadly Beautiful, Wild Familiars and Unnatural History. This poem was inspired by the European Chemical Society’s revised periodic table, depicting element scarcity, which struck Christensen as “Dali-esque.”
Poem: ‘Mendeleev’s Nightmare’
Science in meter and verse