The universe in verse : 15 portals to wonder through science & poetry
(2024)
By:
Popova, Maria
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
811.009/POPOVA,M
1 Holds on 1 Copy
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, 2024
DESCRIPTION
95 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781635868838, 1635868831 :, 1635868831, 9781668644980, 1668644983, 9781635868838
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
"Poetry and science, as Popova writes in her introduction, "are instruments for knowing the world more intimately and loving it more deeply." In 15 short essays on subjects ranging from the mystery of dark matter and the infinity of pi to the resilience of trees and the intelligence of octopuses, Popova tells the stories of scientific searching and discovery. Each essay is paired with a poem reflecting its subject by poets ranging from Emily Dickinson, W. H. Auden, and Edna St. Vincent Millay to Maya Angelou, Diane Ackerman, and Tracy K. Smith"--