In these extraordinary poems, using multiple viewpoints - from Darwin himself, to his beloved wife Emma, and even, at one point, the orangutang at London Zoo - Ruth Padel illuminates the development of Darwin's thought, the drama of the discovery of evolution, and the fluctuating emotions of Darwin the husband, the naturalist and the tender father, in a powerful tribute to her famous ancestor.
Shortlisted for the 2009 Costa Poetry Award.
| ISBN: | 9780099547051 |
| Publication date: | 6th May 2010 |
| Author: | Ruth Padel |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 141 pages |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: poetry and poets |