Periodic Table in Twitter

The Periodic Table in Twitter
poems written for all of the elements in Tweets


All poems are listed in Periodic Table order (not alphabetical order)
Click here for a Twitter-length Periodic Table poem listing with YouTube links



element #001 (H)
Hydrogen: One Against One
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

Hydrogen: One On One
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

Hydrogen to Nothing
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

bonus (HCN)
element #001 chemical compound
Hydrogen Cyanide Escape poem on Facebook and Twitter

bonus (2H, or D)
element #001 isotope

Deuterium: How Sweet It Is
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

bonus (3H, or T)
element #001 isotope

Hydrogen Three: Glow for Me
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #002 (He)
Helium Addict
poem on Facebook and Twitter

Helium rain is no laughing matter
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

Helium Rising
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

element #003 (Li)
Lithium Desperation
poem on Facebook and Twitter

Lithium to Calm my Nerves poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #004 (Be)
Beryllium Shimmers
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

element #005 (B)
Boron nitride stretching
poem on Facebook and Twitter

Boron’s Birth
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

element #006 (C)
Carbon Based Life Forms
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

Carbon Copy
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

Carbon may have killed the dinosaurs after all
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #007 (N)
Nitrogen Needs
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

Nitrogen with an icy heart
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


Elementary, the Coronavirus
poem on Facebook and Twitter
mentioning elements Carbon (#6, C), Hydrogen (#1, H), Nitrogen (#7, N), and Oxygen (#8, O)


element #008 (O)
Oxygen Feeds
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

Oxygen makes superionic ice
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


Oxygen Save Me
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

Oxygen: The Price is Right
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

element #009 (F)
Fluorine Crystalizes
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #010 (Ne)
Neon in the Air
poem on Facebook, via Twitter

element #011 (Na)
Sodium turns into quantum tornadoes
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


Sodium: Worth your Weight
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

element #012 (Mg)
Magnesium becomes a thermal blanket
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

Magnesium Burn
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr,
3rd place winner of the C&EN (Chemical and Engineering News magazine) Periodic Poetry contest in 2019
announced and listed in their September 2, 2019 issue article “#PeriodicPoetry contest winners announced


element #013 (Al)
Aluminum Becomes Priceless
poem on Facebook, via Twitter

element #014 (Si)
Silicon Complete
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

Silicon Implants
poem on Facebook and Twitter

Silicon: the Taco Meat Filling
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #015 (P)
Phosphorus Balance
poem on Facebook and Twitter

Phosphorus: Strike That, Red
poem on Facebook and Twitter

Phosphorus: Willie Pete
poem on Facebook and Twitter

bonus #015 (PH3)
element #015 chemical compound
Phosphine for Venus: virility vs. volcanism
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #016 (S)
Sulfur, Suddenly
on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

element #017 (Cl)
Chlorine defines dioxins
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


Chlorine: the Good and the Bad
poem on Facebook and Twitter


element #018 (Ar)
Argon like my Exes
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #019 (K)
Potassium and Chef Boyardee
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #020 (Ca)
Calcium, Osteoporosis and Meat
poem on Facebook and Twitter

Calcium: voltage to the brain
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

bonus #020 (CaCO3)
Calcium carbonate chemical compound
Calcium can be good for the o-zone too
Twitter-length poem about Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #021 (Sc)
Scandium, Held Tightly
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #022 (Ti)
Titanium for Spies
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #023 (V)
Vanadium: Beauty with Mettle
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #024 (Cr)
Chromium Shine
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #025 (Mn)
Manganese can cure us all poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

Manganese Growing
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #026 (Fe)
Iron Bloodied Eyelids
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

Iron, Filtered In
poem on Facebook and Twitter

Iron Leaking out of Earth
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #027 (Co)
Cobalt Goblins
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #028 (Ni)
Nickel the Demon
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #029 (Cu)
Copper in your Mouth
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #030 (Zn)
Zinc as Philosopher’s Wool
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #031 (Ga)
Gallium Anticipation
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #032 (Ge)
Germanium: We Would Never Survive
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #033 (As)
Arsenic is the Cure
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #034 (Se)
Selenium Mixing
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #035 (Br)
Bromine’s Assault
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #036 (Kr)
Krypton, Messed With
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #037 (Rb)
Rubidium Deep Red Explosions
poem on Facebook and Twitter

Rubidium leads the way to a new state
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #038 (Sr)
Strontium and 3-D time
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, & Tumblr

Strontium Save Me
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr
Strontium shows Schrödinger’s cat
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #039 (Y)
Yttrium, Seeping
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

element #040 (Zr)
Zirconium Brilliance
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #041 (Nb)
Niobium’s Demise
poem on Facebook and Twitter

bonus element isotope
#041 (92Nb)

Niobium 92 & Solar System Secrets
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

element #042 (Mo)
Molybdenum’s War Inside
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #043 (Tc)
Technetium’s Inner Glow
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #044 (Ru)
Ruthenium for Free
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #045 (Rh)
Rhodium’s Flava Flav
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #046 (Pd)
Palladium, Ouro Podre
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #047 (Ag)
Silver from Vegas
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

bonus element isotope
#047 (AgNO3)

Silver nitrate displaying our brain
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #048 (Cd)
Cadmium and Cancer
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #049 (In)
Indium, trying to get through
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

element #050 (Sn)
Tin Foil Hats on Tin Pan Alley
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #051 (Sb)
Antimony: Sordid and Violent
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #052 (Te)
Tellurium so High in the Sky
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #053 (I)
Iodine on the X Files
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #054 (Xe)
Xenon discovers dark energy?
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


Xenon, Stranger than Strange
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #055 (Cs)
Cesium for Certainty
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, & Tumblr

bonus element isotope
#055 (137Cs)

Would you like some Cesium with your honey?
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #056 (Ba)
Barium Dateline
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #057 (La)
Lanthanum: the shoulders of giants
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #058 (Ce)
Cerium can soothe the soul
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


bonus element isotope
#058 (141Ce)

Cerium-141: “one of the more prolific
fission products of the atom bomb”

Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


Cerium-141, slowly seeping in
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #059 (Pr)
Praseodymium: toxic if you breathe it...
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


bonus element isotope
#059 (PrScO3)

Praseodymium: up close and personal
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #060 (Nd)
Neodymium magnets up your nose
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


Neodymium saved from e-waste
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #061 (Pm)
Promethium: hail to the orange, hail to the blue
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #062 (Sm)
Samarium made the music play
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #063 (Eu)
Europium in Euros
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #064 (Gd)
Gadolinium, Save us from Our Mistakes
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

element #065 (Tb)
Terbium is out of this world
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


bonus element isotope
#65, Terbium-161 (161Tb)

Terbium-161 is just the right number
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #066 (Dy)
Dysprosium may be mined in the midwest
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


bonus element isotope
&#66, Dysprosium-162 (162Dy)

Dysprosium-162; from superfluid to supersolid
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

element #067 (Ho)
Holmium, only one atom
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #068 (Er)
Erbium and REEs from fly ash
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #069 (Tm)
Thulium saves the day for some cancers
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #070 (Yb)
Ytterbium, who knew
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #071 (Lu)
Lutetium and the crude truth
Twitter-length poem on Facebook & video post, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


bonus element isotope
#71, Lutetium-177 (177Lu)

Lutetium-177: oh, what a relief it is
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #072 (Hf)
Hafnium attacks
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #073 (Ta)
Tantalum macroscopically entangles
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #074 (W)
Tungsten out from under your thumb
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #075 (Re)
Rhenium: the little element that could
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #076 (Os)
Osmium when capitalism prevails
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #077 (Ir)
Iridium blankets the earth
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #078 (Pt)
Platinum, stronger than love?
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #079 (Au)
Gold for the foolish at heart
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #080 (Hg)
Mercury’s volcanic, icy re-release
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #081 (Tl)
Thallium’s a real killer
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #082 (Pb)
Lead the way
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #083 (Bi)
Bismuth in an ocean of one
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #084 (Po)
Polonium: choose your fate, cancer or radiation
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


bonus element isotope
#84, Polonium-210 (210Po)

Polonium-210, with sparks flying
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #085 (At)
Astatine’s rarity may save us from cancer
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #086 (Rn)
Radon: just a little’s enough
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #087 (Fr)
Francium, of the feline persuasion
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

element #088 (Ra)
Radium’s Faint Light
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #089 (Ac)
Actinium & the next-gen for cancer
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #090 (Th)
Thorium smoothing the moon
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

element #091 (Pa)
Protactinium, and voilà... rocks?
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #092 (U)
Uranium Flexing
on Facebook and Twitter

Uranium: Permafrost Saves
poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

element #093 (Np)
Neptunium, just in time
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #094 (Pu)
Plutonium: the Fat Man on the Scene
poem from the Periodic Table in Twitter, on Facebook and Twitter)

Plutonium (pee-eew)
Twitter-length poem on Facebook and Twitter


bonus element isotope
#094 (244Pu)

Plutonium: Badder than the Fat Man
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #095 (Am)
Americium in Smoke Detectors
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #096 (Cm)
Curium’s radioactive glitter
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #097 (Bk)
Berkelium can recycle radioactivity
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #098 (Cf)
Californium’s a double-edged sword
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


bonus element isotope
#098 (252Cf)

Californium-252: communication, thanks to nuclear
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #099 (Es)
Einsteinium from flying through mushroom clouds
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

Einsteinium’s Mysteries
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #100 (Fm)
Fermium— bad and good?
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #101 (Md)
Mendelevium, one atom at a time
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #102 (No)
Nobelium is fought for in transfermium wars
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


Nobelium: war or peace
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #103 (Lr)
Lawrencium: were we wrong?
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #104 (Rf)
Rutherfordium, blinked out of existence
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #105 (Db)
Dubnium’s a fight to the finish
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #106 (Sg)
Seaborgium only lasts
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #107 (Bh)
Bohrium is the secret
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #108 (Hs)
Hassium: a beautiful day
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #109 (Mt)
Meitnerium: For All We Women Must Do
poem on Facebook and Twitter

element #110 (Ds)
Darmstadtium: what then
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #111 (Rg)
Roentgenium, too scarce to waste
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #112 (Cn)
Copernicium makes the worlds go ‘round
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #113 (Nh)
Nihonium: a tanka / waka
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #114 (Fl)
Flerovium, doubly magic?
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #115 (Mc)
Moscovium and aliens: the truth isn’t out there
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #116 (Lv)
Livermorium, vanishing in our grasp
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #117 (Ts)
Tennessine is what I get...
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr


element #118 (Og)
Oganesson, bending time inside
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr






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