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- Publish poetry that comes to terms with science or technology
- Make poetry and science and technology more accessible
- Encourage writers to turn to science and technology for inspiration, analysis and reflection
- Narrow the gulf between the Two Cultures
- Expose scientists and users of technology to the specialized craft of poetry
- Mitigate the marginalization of poetry among technology-facile segments of culture
- Enhance awareness of poetic epistemology
- Encourage the use of cognitive science and other subdisciplines of psychology in poetry
