Science Fiction Poetry: Waste of Time? or Only Thing Worthwhile?

Ok, being one of those condemned to live with an old degree in English Literature, (not Olde Englishe Literatoor), I spend most of my time running from the fact. But a friend recently sent me her essay on Science Fiction and Poetry to proofread, and got me cranking the old wheels again. I was aware of the Rhysling Anthology, an arm of the dedicated folks at sfpoetry, but outside of that, I was under the impression Science Fiction and Poetry were like Oil and Water. So I took it upon myself to plod through the dregs of the internet and find a couple combinations of science fiction and poetry that could be seen as at least palatable, if not tolerable. And what did I find? Theres some interesting Science Fiction Poetry out there, but its not being listed under Science Fiction Poetry.
First off, and bringing the women to the front, was Karen Solie. The two collections I looked at were Modern and Normal and Short Haul Engine. And they kicked skater ... . Biology, math, physics, and blood. Modern and Normal was by far my fave. This interview gives some good gory details. Especially Invariants.
Second, Ache Outre, whom I couldnt find out much about aside from coming up under Science Fiction Poetry on Amazon. Quebecian, wherever that is. He has one volume out called Songs of the Purple Fungus , and there were some good ones in there. Not as truthful sounding as Solies, more mechanical, but in some ways much stranger. Ok: bizarro moment, Ive read intros to books before, but this one has an intro by A.J. Specktowsky about a coming science fiction type technocracy poetry apocalypse? Heavy textual analysis for a poetry book. I particularly enjoyed Guy Lives in a Pool, and Frankly... lost robot poems. Cool.
Aside from these two Canadians, the other science fiction poets I found out there were either way too weird or formulaic, boring, or plain old cheese ball. Next month Im going to look deeper into this interesting fondue.
Overall, it appears that, when it comes to Science Fiction and Poetry, Canada dominates the world. I, for one, welcome our new overlords.