{"product_id":"the-poetic-species-a-conversation-with-edward-o-wilson-and-robert-hass-hardcover","title":"The Poetic Species: A Conversation with Edward O. Wilson and Robert Hass - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward O. Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Hass\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLee Briccetti\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA meeting of great minds at the intersection of the arts and sciences\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Enchanting. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Poetic Species\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful read in its entirety, short yet infinitely simulating.\" --\u003cb\u003eMaria Popova, \u003ci\u003eMarginalian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Poetic Species\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eEdward O. Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (June 10, 1929 - December 26, 2021) was an American biologist, researcher, theorist, naturalist, and author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Social Conquest of Earth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnthill: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eOn Human Nature\u003c\/i\u003e and (with Bert Hölldobler) \u003ci\u003eThe Ants\u003c\/i\u003e. For his contributions in science and conservation, he received more than 100 awards from around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Poetic Species\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRobert Hass\u003c\/b\u003e has served as United States Poet Laureate and as a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. He has published many books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eTime and Materials\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eWhat Light Can Do: Essays on Art, Imagination, and the Natural World\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the PEN\/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award. Awarded the MacArthur \"Genius\" Fellowship, the National Book Critics Circle Award (twice), and the Yale Younger Poets Prize, Hass is co-founder of River of Words, an environmental education program for children, and a professor of English at the University of California at Berkeley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 6.33 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769944178976,"sku":"9781934137727","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/158db0af2b96fb2065e7bbe4c5187a81.webp?v=1780360491","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-poetic-species-a-conversation-with-edward-o-wilson-and-robert-hass-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}