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The universe in verse : 15 portals to wonder through science & poetry  Cover Image Book Book

The universe in verse : 15 portals to wonder through science & poetry / Maria Popova ; illustrations by Ofra Amit.

Popova, Maria, (author.). ʻAmit, ʻOfrah, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781635868838 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 95 pages : colour illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2024]
Subject: Science > Poetry.
Genre: Poetry.
Essays.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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Lakeshore Branch 811.00936 Popov 31681010392108 NONFIC Available -

Maria Popova thinks and writes about our search for meaning—sometimes through science and philosophy, sometimes through poetry and children's books, always through the lens of wonder. She is the creator of The Marginalian, born in 2006 under the outgrown name Brain Pickings and included in the Library of Congress permanent digital archive of culturally valuable materials, author of Figuring and The Snail with the Right Heart, and maker of The Universe in Verse—a charitable celebration of the wonder of reality through stories of science winged with poetry.


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