On Looking up by Chance at the Constellations ROBERT

FROST 3

After Reading a Child's Guide to Modern Physics

W. H. AUDEN 4

'We want no dead weights on this expedition' ALEX

COMFORT 6

from Orchestra SIR JOHN DAVIES 7

Physical Universe LOUIS SIMPSON 13

The dissolution of the world proovd from the mortallity of

every part LUCY HUTCHINSON 16

Cascadilla Falls A. R. AMMONS 17

The Black Stars PRIMO LEVI 19

The Doctor of Starlight PHILIP LEVINE 20

In the Lab with the Lady Doctor PETER REDGROVE

22

Ode upon Doctor Harvey ABRAHAM COWLEY 24

from The Art of Preserving Health JOHN ARMSTRONG 27

Calcium DERYN REES-JONES 29

from The Spleen ANNE FINCH 31

The Urine Specimen TED KOOSER 32

The Man Whose Smile Made Medical History LAVINIA

GREENLAW 33

The Spirit is too Blunt an Instrument ANNESTEVENSON 35

from Nosce Teipsum SIR JOHN DAVIES 36

from Of the Progress of the Soul JOHN DONNE

The Lover DON PATERSON 40

Entropy NEIL ROLLINSON 41

More Machines MICHAEL DONAGHY 42

Arguing Bartusiak ALBERT GOLDBARTH

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