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A review by twicomb
The Heartbeat of the Universe: Poems from Asimov's Science Fiction and Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2012–2022 by Emily Hockaday
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
5.0
This is the book that every poetry person needs, especially those who do not yet love science. This is also the book that every science person needs, especially those who do not yet love poetry. And for those lucky ones already within the Venn diagram overlap of these two areas, this book will be a particular delight to discover.
My favorite poems from this book, in order of their appearance:
- "What A Time Traveler Needs Most" by Jane Yolen (quote: "What a time traveler needs most / when going back to childhood: / a solid plan that can be forgot")
- "Apocastasis" by Jennifer Crow (quote: "Given time enough, that egg will unbreak itself.")
- "Quantum Entanglement" by Ken Posner (quote: "Each set of us / Has come to the end of our Universe / Expecting an edge of cosmic brilliance // And found it is the middle.")
- "The Tsuchinoko Always Lies" by Megan Branning (quote: "Tell me raindrops can be filled with pearls.")
- Bonus points for the light-hearted fun of "Attack of the Fifty-Foot Woman" by Ron Koertge, which proves that poetry can be a mischievous delight.
***Publisher, I hope you read this note! You have a major error in your TOC. The Jane Yolen poem is missing its attribution, and the title instead runs into the title of the next poem to look like one combined poem title.***
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this eARC for unbiased review.
My favorite poems from this book, in order of their appearance:
- "What A Time Traveler Needs Most" by Jane Yolen (quote: "What a time traveler needs most / when going back to childhood: / a solid plan that can be forgot")
- "Apocastasis" by Jennifer Crow (quote: "Given time enough, that egg will unbreak itself.")
- "Quantum Entanglement" by Ken Posner (quote: "Each set of us / Has come to the end of our Universe / Expecting an edge of cosmic brilliance // And found it is the middle.")
- "The Tsuchinoko Always Lies" by Megan Branning (quote: "Tell me raindrops can be filled with pearls.")
- Bonus points for the light-hearted fun of "Attack of the Fifty-Foot Woman" by Ron Koertge, which proves that poetry can be a mischievous delight.
***Publisher, I hope you read this note! You have a major error in your TOC. The Jane Yolen poem is missing its attribution, and the title instead runs into the title of the next poem to look like one combined poem title.***
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this eARC for unbiased review.