Space Baby asks difficult questions about the Earth, its beings, and
what lies ahead for them; how do we look to the future on a planet
that's burning? How do we come to terms with our grief, and what can we
believe in? If the human race destroys what we have, where will we go?
In this dystopian, searching book, Evans mixes absurdity and wit with
speculative, serious themes. Here, artificial intelligence and robots
will 'cuddle you to sleep', the melting permafrost will reveal its
surprises, and we encoutner the very first human baby born in space.
Ultimately, Evans writes to acknowledge our responsibilities and
interconnectedness with earth and all its lifeforms, as well as to our
future generations. These are vivid, prescient poems of existence, and
survival, which ask how we can still find joy on a ruined planet.