Darwin
Subtitle: a life in poems
By: Ruth Padel
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780099547051
Subjects: Biographical poetry; Evolution (Biology); Literature; Poetry; Naturalists
Description: In this sequence of poems using multiple viewpoints, Ruth Padel follows not only the development of the great scientist's professional thought, and the drama of the discovery of evolution, but also imagines the fluctuating emotions within Darwin, the private man and tender father.
Notes: Originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 2009.