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      October 12, 2015Anna M. EvansThe Non-Euclidean Universe

      A line that looks dead straight can be an arc
      like the horizon when you’re out at sea.
      True distance is deceptive: in the dark
      it can’t be measured. Yes, you made a mark
      or two, in fact, but you can barely see.
      A line that should be straight becomes an arc,
      the path that’s traveled by a welder’s spark
      when danger’s just a matter of degree.
      Since distance can’t be measured in the dark
      most people turn the light on. And the stark
      divisions blind them with geometry.
      A line that isn’t straight is called an arc—
      no! Think outside the box! Perhaps a quark
      moves like a knight in chess, a hop-two-three.
      (True distance is deceptive.) In the dark
      all rules break down completely. What a lark!
      The future’s coming at you in 4D.
      A line that should be straight looks like an arc.
      True distance can deceive you in the dark.

      from #49 - Fall 2015

      Anna M. Evans

      “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away (known as England), I acquired a master’s in chemical engineering. I have spent the last 25 years trying to escape it, moving continents and gaining a further master’s in creative writing, but it still resurfaces thematically in my poems. It is also arguably one of the reasons I mainly write in form (number patterns!) and is definitely why I am currently teaching a quirky undergraduate course entitled ‘Poetry & Math.’”

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