I particularly enjoyed For Boltzmann… The combination of Boltzmann’s flair for abstract conceptualization amidst his own personal tragedy is quite the tale to tell, and you were able to capture that in the poem. Boltzmann’s struggles mirror so many other personal tales and I certainly hope each share of blood sweat and tears won’t be in vain.
The restless search for universality which artists and scientists experience is also the story that connects these threads. Boltzmann Brains navigating space and time.
“Those parts are yet acknowledged, and yet mourned. And when each human rises in their powers The efforts of our past selves won’t be scorned.”
Also reminds me of a classic Brazilian Samba by João Bosco and Aldir Blanc
“Eu sei que uma dor assim pungente, não há de ser inutilmente,
a esperança dança da corda bamba de sombrinha
e em cada passo dessa linha pode se machucar,
Azar, a esperança equilibrista,
sabe que o show de todo artista tem que continuar”
Which roughly translates to:
”I know that a pain as piercing as this cannot be in vain,
Beautiful writings!
I particularly enjoyed For Boltzmann… The combination of Boltzmann’s flair for abstract conceptualization amidst his own personal tragedy is quite the tale to tell, and you were able to capture that in the poem. Boltzmann’s struggles mirror so many other personal tales and I certainly hope each share of blood sweat and tears won’t be in vain.
The restless search for universality which artists and scientists experience is also the story that connects these threads. Boltzmann Brains navigating space and time.
“Those parts are yet acknowledged, and yet mourned.
And when each human rises in their powers
The efforts of our past selves won’t be scorned.”
Also reminds me of a classic Brazilian Samba by João Bosco and Aldir Blanc
Which roughly translates to:
”I know that a pain as piercing as this cannot be in vain,
hope dances on the tightrope with an umbrella,
and with each step on this line, it can get hurt.
Hazard, hope, the tightrope-walker
knows that the show of every artist must go on.”
Epistemic Status: All-in