English Poetry

Darwin: A Life in Poems

Name: Darwin: A Life in Poems
Author: Ruth Padel
ISBN: 9780375711923

by Ruth Padel

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Overview

Now in paperback, the intimate and highly original interpretation of the life and work of Charles Darwin, by acclaimed poet and Darwin's direct descendant Ruth Padel.

Padel is the great-great-granddaughter of Charles Darwin, and in this collection of exceedingly readable, vivid verse, she brings us his life, not only following the great drama of his discovery of evolution, but also imagining the fluctuating emotions of the solitary child, the private man, and the tender father. A moving and powerful tribute, with an unquantifiable depth of family intimacy and warmth.

About the Author, Ruth Padel

RUTH PADEL, the great-great granddaughter of Charles Darwin, is a prizewinning poet, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and Fellow of the Zoological Society of London. She is the author of seven collections of poetry, including Voodoo Shop and The Soho Leopard, both of which were shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize. Her travel book, Tigers in Red Weather, was highly acclaimed, and she is also well known for her popular works of poetry criticism, 52 Ways of Looking at a Poem and The Poem and the Journey.