12/01/2005 02:23:00 PM   2005-12-01 Crystal Language http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1552451194/ref=pd_bxgy_text_b/104-1136717-7543127?%5Fencoding=UTF8 ‘Crystallography’ means the study of crystals, but also, taken literally, ‘lucid writing.’ In the intersection of poetry and science, exploring the relationship between language and crystals – looking at language as a crystal, a space in which the chaos of individual parts align to expose a perfect formation of structure. As Bök himself says, ‘a word is a bit of crystal in formation,’ suggesting there is a space in which words, like crystals, can resonate pure form.