A Danger to Self and Others

<p class=ql-align-justify>What is the difference between ordinary poetry and science fiction poetry? The answer to this question can be found in Tyree Campbell's poetry collection <em>A Danger to Self and Others</em>. Science fiction poetry when it's serious has the entire cosmos to consider. And when it's playful it has the entire universe to play with. On the serious side take a look at Campbell's poem Evolution which opens the collection. Or you want playful? Read his poem titled How the Solar System Really Lost its Tenth Planet or Garden Party. And did I mention it has dragons? - from the Introduction by Kendall Evans.</p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify>Itinerant</p><p></p><p>the next tree over</p><p>lends a view of the plains</p><p>what's out there</p><p></p><p>hunt and gather</p><p>settle here and there</p><p>oh look there's a river</p><p>let's follow it</p><p></p><p>settle here settle there</p><p>move on</p><p></p><p>a lake go around it</p><p>a sea cross it</p><p>an ocean explore it</p><p>an ice bridge </p><p>joins landmasses</p><p>to new plains</p><p>new rivers</p><p>new settlements</p><p>moving on</p><p></p><p>until at last</p><p><em>Hobo sapiens </em>looks up</p>