Venus and Mars
resurrected pulp fiction
lovers therapy
Wrong Side of the Styx
wrong side of the Styx
Charon leers ominously
no coins to offer
Full Flower Moon
full flower moon
in its halo
a space station
E Equals
E equals
MC^2?
— the tachyon laughed
That Satellite
that satellite
is wearing a cape!
super moon
Pixie Wings
pixie wings
arachnids donate
their gossamer
Crystal Tears
crystal tears –
getting very wealthy
on alien grief
A Justification for Scifaiku

The Role of Science Fiction in Poetry A justification for scifaiku Recently, while trying to define and explain “scifaiku” to someone, I was told that he “did not like the sci-fi stuff [and] did not see its purpose in poetry.” Granted, science fiction poetry is not sweeping the world by storm, but neither is it non-existent. There are thriving Internet message boards, online publications...