A meeting of great minds at the intersection of the arts and
sciences
"Enchanting. . . . The Poetic Species is a wonderful read in its
entirety, short yet infinitely simulating." --Maria Popova,
Marginalian
In this shimmering conversation, Edward O. Wilson, renowned scientist
and proponent of "consilience" or the unity of knowledge, finds an
ardent interlocutor in Robert Hass, whose credo as United States poet
laureate was "imagination makes communities." As they explore the many
ways that poetry and science enhance each other, they travel from
anthills to ancient Egypt and to the heights and depths of human
potential.A testament to how science and the arts can join forces to
educate and inspire, this book is also a passionate plea for
conservation of all the planet's species.