The poetry of data

These poems are just a few of the many in Muschenetz’s latest book that wrestle with contemporary social issues using a combination of data-driven insights and the poetic form. The format is a unique one: The first time Hayley Mitchell Haugen, founding editor in chief of Muschenetz’s publisher Sheila-Na-Gig, saw the poems, she thought to herself, “I’ve never seen anything like this before.” Point Blank 13. “Incidents of firearm mortality per 100K population for high income global economies with populations over 10M,” Institute for Health Metrics Evaluation, United Nations. Graphics treatment by Ingo Muschenetz. 14. “Child and Teen Firearm Mortality in the US and Peer Countries,” per 100K population, KFF.org, July 2023; CDC. Detailed citations at technologyreview.com/Muschenetz. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY WRITERS RESIST, WINTER 2023 While cold, hard numbers and poetry might seem antithetical at first blush, from Muschenetz’s perspective, the two couldn’t be a better fit. A former busine ... Read full article.