As part of the Edinburgh's International Science Festival 2003, Ian McDonough lead a group of inventive poets (and poetic inventors!) in a writing workshop inspired by the amazing creativity of scientific invention.

Teleporter

Walk into the blue light stream
In an instant, POP!
At your new destination
Instant Cleaning
When your room is a dump
Pocket devices
Make the room tidy again
Super Fast Space Car
Go on a day trip to Mars
Meets all the Martians
Zoom back home instantly

Andrew Davidson

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What if we could make clones of ourselves?
You wouldn't have to go to school
You could just send your clone
All you'd have to do
Is play around at home.
You could do ten things at once
Without moving a bone
Just leave the work
To your friendly old clone.
When you don't want your food
But don't want it to rot
Your clone will just eat it
And you will not!
But how would my family
Know it was me?
I'll just stick to life as normal
Be myself and be free!

Mary Blackadder & Holly Tarbet

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The one invention
I could not live without
Is the book.
It powers my world
It funds my brain
If I am ever bored
All I have to do
Is pick up a good book.

Aidan Rutherford

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What would it be like to have
A wand that actually worked?
It could do anything for you.
It could tidy your room.
Believe me it could!
It could stop wars.
Believe me it could!
It could turn jumpers into frogs.
It could even do the shopping for you.

Ryan Rutherford