{"product_id":"the-universe-in-verse-15-portals-to-wonder-through-science-poetry-9781635868838","title":"The Universe in Verse: 15 Portals to Wonder Through Science \u0026 Poetry by Popova, Maria","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this book of illustrated essays, Maria Popova, creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Marginalian\u003c\/i\u003e, presents a celebration of the human search for truth and beauty through the lenses of science and poetry.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. These stories are interwoven with details from the very real and human lives of scientists--many of them women, many underrecognized--and poets inspired by the same questions and the beauty they reveal. 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, and is stunningly illustrated by celebrated artist Ofra Amit. Together, they wake us to a \"reality aglow with wonder.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maria Popova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Storey Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635868838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2024 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/18\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaria 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Marginalian, \u003c\/i\u003eborn in 2006 under the outgrown name \u003ci\u003eBrain Pickings\u003c\/i\u003e and included in the Library of Congress permanent digital archive of culturally valuable materials, author of \u003ci\u003eFiguring \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Snail with the Right Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, and maker of \u003ci\u003eThe Universe in Verse\u003c\/i\u003e--a charitable celebration of the wonder of reality through stories of science winged with poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45022393761945,"sku":"9781635868838","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_28a7caab-ab97-47dc-8402-1deac62ef41d.jpg?v=1734654067","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-universe-in-verse-15-portals-to-wonder-through-science-poetry-9781635868838","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}