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Questions and Answers
What inspired “Weak Anthropic Principle”?
The Anthropic Principle a series of five poems was conceived after reading ‘The Gaia Hypothesis’ by James Lovelock. The Weak Anthropic Principle is the first poem in the series.
What poetic techniques did you use in “Weak Anthropic Principle”?
I employed an extended metaphor to tie the series together (and because it was fun) Also slant rhyme, alliteration and an incredible amount of editing to keep it tight.
This poem “Weak Anthropic Principle” originally appeared in Past, Present, Future. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 138-139 (Autumn/Winter 1993): 88-88.
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