The Poet as Absent-minded Neuroscientist: The Whitsun Weddings by Philip Larkin & Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

Tempted? this is the title of the Tuesday Poem this week, posted by Auckland poet Zireaux with a fascinating commentary. It begins like this: Our thoughts go out to the people of Canterbury in the aftermath of Saturday's 7.1 earthquake - especially to our friends and family and fellow Tuesday Poets. With the knowledge that you're all safe, may the spirits of poetry fly to your comfort and carry your minds away from any troubles you face.

After Larkin and Nabokov, you can trawl through a live blog roll of absent-minded neuroscientists from NZ, the UK, the US and Ireland. It's worth it.