Robert Ronnow : Writing

Either Way

Either Way

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


If a poem or essay can end with a conclusion or its opposite, either one,Can it be of any use to anyone?Do the discrepancies and disparities, dualitie..
Electron Herders

Electron Herders

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


Electron herders,that's us. It beganearnestly late 20th century.The first organic computersusing polymerase and qubitscame later. Weaponryvia numbers,..
The End of Faith

The End of Faith

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


Two thoughts come to mind this morning.The deficiencies in our systems of governance�"-local, global-�"and the first two pages..
Enduring Spinning: Agriculture, Culture and War

Enduring Spinning: Agriculture, Culture and War

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


You can feel it spinning fastthe Chinese, Japanese, American and European junkorbiting at several thousand miles per hour could ..
Enemies

Enemies

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


I cultivated at least two enemies yesterdaythe enemies I wantedI wanted them to be angry instead of memy attitude being I don't care I'll do as I plea..
Engineers

Engineers

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


Engineers knowto build in redundancieswhen lives dependnot necessarily exact replicas of the primary unitbut systems whose secondary functionis to car..
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


I'm thinking about rhyme and meterbut also my kidneys and my liver.The nation-state and the failed stateand whether killers should be executedor forgi..
Eye of the tropical January sun

Eye of the tropical January sun

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


Exercising belief about unknowns.Makes sense to take your best guess.Using history, numbers, extrapolation.Getting the trajectory right for re-entry.F..
Family of Weasels

Family of Weasels

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


On last night's news I heardof an engineer named K_____ whoinvented the microchip and changedour lives. How the chip now containsa billion circuits wh..
For Spring No Hesitation Is Great

For Spring No Hesitation Is Great

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


Today is April 1st. Transit strike.Mayor Koch accepting the fact. Myself,far from crisis central, in NorthManhattan, measuring the temperatureof my ap..