Diane Ackerman Notes and Questions

Combining science and poetry
Loneliness


Question 1:
How did you find the balance between the ruthlessness of science and the warmth of humanity in your poetry?

Question 2:
What parts of science and literature fascinate you and make you decide to connect them altogether?

What is more important, knowing ourselves or knowing things surround us?


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