The public vote has now closed!
We are delighted to announce the finalists of the 2021 Poetry of Science competition. The Festival received hundreds of poems and the judges were very impressed with the quality of the entries.
Click on the titles below to read the shortlisted poems.
The Judges’ Choice and People’s Choice winners will be announced at the Poetry of Science event on Saturday 9 October at Oxford Town Hall.
I Wonder by Vivienne, age 6
Amazing Gravity by Shravya, age 6
Magic of Physics by Vedantika, age 6
Scientists are Poets by Kasper, age 11
The Brain Rap by Charlotte, age 10
How to Grow an Apple Tree by Esme, age 8
Perennial Planetary Preservation by Catherine, age 15
Life Cycle of a Star by Liora, age 14
Gaia and Pan by Ruby, age 15