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Poems illuminating the development of Darwin's thought, the drama of the discovery of evolution, and the fluctuating emotions of Darwin the father, husband and naturalist.
Synopsis
Includes poems that use multiple viewpoints - from Darwin himself, to his beloved wife Emma, and even, at one point, the orangutang at London Zoo - and illuminates the development of Darwin's thought, the drama of the discovery of evolution, and the fluctuating emotions of Darwin the husband, and the naturalist and the tender father.