Burns, John M. BioGraffiti: A Natural Selection.

Title

BioGraffiti: A Natural Selection: Poems on modern biological subjects

Author

Burns, John McLauren

Introduction

Gould, Stephen Jay

Publisher

W.W. Norton & Co., New York

Year

1981

ISBN

0393000311 (Paperback)

Illustrations

Rees, Abraham et al. (black & white drawings)

Table of Contents

Contents

Index

Index of First Lines and Titles

Pages

112

Categories

biology, poetry

Language

English (en, en-US)

From the Book Cover

"A lepidopterist by profession—an Ogden Nash at heart" (Natural History), John M. Burns here offers thirty-nine of his concise, illuminating poems on modern biological subjects. Dr. Burns looks at evolution, ecology, behavioral biology, and natural history in imaginative and humorous new ways. Woodcuts and engravings face each page.

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• out of print, W.W. Norton & Company, 1981
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