The Universe in Verse: 15 Portals to Wonder through Science & Poetry | 
pickBeautifully & concisely written-not a surprise,but rather an exciting expectation for those familiar with her newsletter,The Marginalian, & her books.This slim volume provides connections & parallels to science & poetry, combining reality with the sublime.Most of the poets included I was familiar with,although generally not with pieces the author chose.All the female scientists were new to me, mostly uncelebrated in their fields.#rabbithole
“…both hope and heartache…”
Apparently the mushroom that Sylvia Plath paid homage to in her poem “Mushrooms” is now in clinical trials to treat depression.
https://allpoetry.com/poem/8498359-Mushrooms-by-Sylvia-Plath
#14books14weeks #week1
My #hyggehour reading, accompanied by homemade (not by me) chocolate chip cookies & milk.
#14books14weeks
pickA soft pick, but tbh anything that involves poetry will generally be a soft pick… but I enjoyed this brief book with delightful illustrations and short articles about science interspersed among poetry.
Optimism by Jane Hirshfield
#Positivity #25Alive!
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Thank you so much Leah for this beautiful book and yummy chocolate. Ghirardelli is always delicious! This is a perfect book for curling up with by the fireplace (and my dog too of course!) I am sure it will be greatly enjoyed, thank you!! ❤️
Thank you @MaleficentBookDragon for hosting #JolabokaflodSwap again this year. It is always so much fun!!
I am looking to the natural world these days for hope & resilience. Pictured is our magnolia tree in spring. #naturalitsy
1,2) our family: aunts,uncles,cousins,his parents & sister all got together from near & far,to celebrate my nephew‘s 25th birthday.He works at Vail in CO,on the slopes & giving ski lessons to adults & kids.So we have not seen him in more than a year.#5JoysFriday
3)my generous #FFFS from @dabbe ,all things autumn
4) my new poetry book
5) today we took our 10th grade students outside for a scavenger hunt-they were both joyful & creative
This came in the mail today. #bookmail I am in awe. #portalstowonder #scienceandpoetry
pickMaria Popova, I will follow you anywhere.
pickA dazzling constellation of science and poetry that will spark your curiosity and leave you in awe, The Universe in Verse sends us on a voyage through space and time on a vessel made of verse by Sylvia Plath, Maya Angelou, Tracy K. Smith, and more, about mycology & octopus intelligence, floriculture & the Hubble telescope, radioactivity & SETI, & more, each one scientifically contextualized by Maria Popova and wondrously illustrated by Ofra Amit.
