Who wrote a poem about evolution?

Langdon Smith (4 January 1858 – 8 April 1908) was an American journalist and author. His most well-known work is the poem “Evolution”, which begins with the line “When you were a tadpole and I was a fish”. The line later became the title of an essay about this “one-poem poet” written by Martin Gardner.

Do poems have to be short?

Unlike a work of prose, which has a generally accepted predefined length (be it a short story, novella, novel, etc.) poetry is not governed by such precepts. Poetry is akin to art. A white canvas with a single stroke of paint on it can be a painting, if that is the intention of its creator.

What is a fun fact about poetry?

Poems can paint a picture in our minds. They can also make us feel a certain way. Poetry was originally recited, or spoken aloud, to an audience. There are many different types of poetry, and the earliest, called epic poems, date back thousands of years.

Was Darwin a poet?

Erasmus Robert Darwin FRS (12 December 1731 – 18 April 1802) was an English physician. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment, he was also a natural philosopher, physiologist, slave-trade abolitionist, inventor, and poet.

What did Erasmus Darwin discover?

Erasmus Darwin discusses the descent of life from a common ancestor, sexual selection, the analogy of artificial selection as a means to understand descent with modification, and a basic concept of what we now refer to as homology.

Was Darwin a Quaker?

Charles Darwin had a non-conformist Unitarian background, but attended an Anglican school.

Why did Charles Darwin not become a doctor?

Darwin’s own interest was nature. Darwin’s father wanted him to become a doctor, so in 1825 Darwin started going to Edinburgh Medical School. However, he left after only two years, in 1827, because he was bored by the lectures and could not stand to watch the surgery, which at that time was done with no painkiller.