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Celestial Planisphere, a glow-in-the-dark jigsaw for ages 7+ - by Sarah Stewart

{ Poem }

That box held the moon and the sun and more,
a stash that made you superheroic,
expert on constellations and the zodiac,
the universe studding your bedroom floor.

Don’t Hesitate to Ask - by Michel Faber

{ Poem }

So many of the people I’ve
/ informed that she is dead
/ have said
/ ‘If there’s anything
/ we can do, anything at all,
/ don’t hesitate…

‘We used to think the universe was made…’ - by J.O. Morgan

{ Poem }

We used to think the universe was made
/ of tiny invisible pin-points of energy, jostling
/ and tumbling and buzzing together, and so,
/ by…

Galileo’s Daughter – Suor Maria Celeste - by Frances Robson

{ Poem }

Cold stars pin down the night that breathes
/ below the frothy veil of the Milky Way.
/ My father’s gaze is fixed…

What’s Human - by Jean Atkin

{ Poem }

Outside under
/ this field of stars
/ in a frost that…

Above Dover Beach - by Robin Fulton Macpherson

{ Poem }

Behind convolvulus and seeding grass
/ we park.
/ We see not one scuff or rip on the Strait
/ to show
/ two thousand years and more…

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