Engaging people with science is something Bendigo's Michael Leach hopes to continue this year.
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Dr Leach, who is trained as a pharmacist and mathematician, does statistical analysis of pharmacy data by day.
But in his spare time he writes poetry with a scientific flavour.
"It's something I have done on the side for good while but I got more serious about it in 2015 while I was doing a PHD in pharmacy," he said.
"I started writing poems as a way to remind me about the people involved behind the numbers I was working with. My first poem was published in the Medical Journal of Australia and I started writing about science in poetry more generally."
Connecting science and poetry isn't difficult according to Dr Leach.
"Personally, I find they (go together) because the science provides realistic facts and that information lends itself to art," he said.
"The art provides freedom for exploration and a way to understand complex issues.
"There's a particular quote I like about it that says 'The truth of art keeps science from becoming inhuman, and the truth of science keeps art from becoming ridiculous.' You need both sides to connect with the issues at an appropriate level."
Last year saw Dr Leach gain more recognition when a poem on the struggle of penguins with climate change was put on display in Antarctica before heading to New Zealand for a showing.
The Antarctic Poetry Exhibition is a new project that aims to engage more people with Antarctica and climate science. It is now a feature online.
Each of the poems featured were printed on wooden blocks and photographed in Antartica.
Dr Leach said his poem - The Plight of the Adelie Penguin - had received a good response from people through the exhibitions.
"It is helping to raise awareness of these issues globally," he said. "I felt like it was a way to engage people emotionally with the issues. A lot of people have synergy with animals. You see them growing up through movies and TV shows."
This year will see Dr Leach continuing to engage people with science poetry with a new book of works as well as a session with the Pint of Science festival.
"(For Pint of Science) you present to people in a pub, which is a relaxed environment, about the science work you have done," he said.
"Last year I presented research on Australian science poetry and broke it down to the type of poetry, science and demographics involved.
"The book will be a collection of previously published pieces. I will work with the editor though the first half of the year to finalise it."
You can read Dr Leach's poem The Plight of the Adelie Penguin here.