Elemental Haiku: Poems to Honor the Periodic Table, Three Lines at a Time

Mary Soon Lee

Elemental Haiku: Poems to Honor the Periodic Table, Three Lines at a Time
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Country
United States
Published
1 October 2019
Pages
144
ISBN
9781984856630

Elemental Haiku: Poems to Honor the Periodic Table, Three Lines at a Time

Mary Soon Lee

A fascinating little illustrated series of 118 haiku about the Periodic Table of Elements, one for each element, plus a closing haiku for element 119 (not yet synthesized).

Originally appearing in Science magazine, this gifty collection of haiku inspired by the periodic table of elements features all-new poems paired with original and imaginative line illustrations drawn from the natural world. Packed with wit, whimsy, and real science cred, each haiku celebrates the cosmic poetry behind each element, while accompanying notes reveal the fascinating facts that inform it. Award-winning poet Mary Soon Lee’s haiku encompass astronomy, biology, chemistry, history, and physics, such as Nickel, Ni- Forged in fusion’s fire,/flung out from supernovae./Demoted to coins. Line by line, Elemental Haiku makes the mysteries of the universe’s elements accessible to all.

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