''The Robot Scientist's Daughter'' is a book of poetry by

Jeannine Hall Gailey Jeannine Hall Gailey (born April 30, 1973) is an American poet. She has published five books of poetry and two books of non-fiction. Her work focuses on pop culture, science and science fiction, fairy tales, and mythology. Early life and educati ...

, published by

Mayapple Press Mayapple Press is a literary small press originally from Bay City, Michigan, but now based in Woodstock, New York. Founded by poet and translator Judith Kerman. Mayapple Press has produced more than 70 titles, primarily poetry by single authors, b ...

in 2015. This collection, Gailey's fourth, deals with ecological issues, with a specific focus on the potential dangers of the nuclear industry, set against the backdrop of growing up in

Oak Ridge, Tennessee Oak Ridge is a city in Anderson and Roane counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee, about west of downtown Knoxville. Oak Ridge's population was 31,402 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Knoxville Metropolitan Area. Oak ...

, in the 1970s. "The poems that make up this collection move in a controlled way between fact and fiction, autobiography and fantasy, giving readers glimpses into the secret world surrounding

ORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a U.S. multiprogram science and technology national laboratory sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and administered, managed, and operated by UT–Battelle as a federally funded research and ...

in which Gailey grew up, at the same time as they tell the story of a fictional Robot Scientist's Daughter who was transformed by that world into something other, something monstrous."

Awards

*Won second place in the 2016 Elgin Awards for full-length poetry books published in 2014 and 2015; presented by the

Science Fiction Poetry Association The Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA) is a society based in the United States with the aim of fostering an international community of writers and readers interested in poetry pertaining to the genres of science fiction, fantasy, ...

(SFPA). *Semifinalist in the 2015 Goodreads Choice Awards in the Poetry category.

Reviews

Critical reviews of ''The Robot Scientist's Daughter'' have appeared in the following literary publications: * Escape Into Life * ''Poetry International'' * The Rumpus * San Francisco Book Review * Savvy Verse & Wit * ''The Seattle Times'' * Strange Horizons * Tweetspeak

References

External links

Mayapple Press Web site

Jeannine Hall Gailey's Web site

''The Robot Scientist's Daughter'' page on Amazon.com
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