The Chemistry of Poetry: Transfer Across Disciplines

Authors

Angela Sorby, Marquette UniversityFollow
Tracy Thompson, Alverno College

Document Type

Contribution to Book

Publication Date

2018

Publisher

Springer

Source Publication

Poetry and Pedagogy Across the Lifespan

Source ISSN

9783319904320

Abstract

Teaching poetry and chemistry together reveals how the humanities and sciences require similar analytical and problem-solving skills. While students typically see poetry as more “subjective” and chemistry as more “objective,” close interdisciplinary reading can help them understand that all forms of inquiry include affective and interpretive, as well as evidence-based, elements.

Comments

"The Chemistry of Poetry: Transfer Across Disciplines," in Poetry and Pedagogy Across the Lifespan by Sandra Lee Kleppe and Angela Sorby. Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]: 19-36. DOI.

Recommended Citation

Sorby, Angela and Thompson, Tracy, "The Chemistry of Poetry: Transfer Across Disciplines" (2018). English Faculty Research and Publications. 575.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/english_fac/575