Space and Sound – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Read on the web: ⁠https://jatan.space/hope-in-desolation/⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Poem notes: From “where the sun never shines” is a reference to permanently shadowed regionson our Moon’s poles which were discovered to host water ice deposits. These could be crucial for sustained exploration of our Moon as well as the Solar System.

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Part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Seven uni-verses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, my globally published poetry pamphlet. Narrated by guided digital voice Parvati.

Read on the web: https://jatan.space/hope-in-desolation/

⁠⁠⁠Poem notes: There’s nothing quite as bold and beautiful as committing to venturing the brutal colossal desolation that is space. Every (civil) space launch carries not just hardware but hope. The act of exploring the void makes humans special.

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Part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Seven uni-verses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, my globally published poetry pamphlet. Narrated by guided digital voice Parvati.

Read on the web: ⁠⁠https://jatan.space/the-purpose-of-life/⁠⁠

Poem notes: “Peaks of eternal light” is a reference to thin sections of near-permanently sunlit areas on the Moon’s poles due to ⁠favorable geometry⁠ between the elevated terrain and the near-horizon Sun.

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Part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Seven uni-verses⁠⁠⁠⁠, my globally published poetry pamphlet. Narrated by guided digital voice Parvati.

Read on the web: ⁠https://jatan.space/the-purpose-of-life/⁠

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Part of ⁠⁠⁠Seven uni-verses⁠⁠⁠, my globally published poetry pamphlet. Narrated by guided digital voice Parvati.

Read on the web: https://jatan.space/the-purpose-of-life/

Poem notes: The last bit about the lack of time for two species to communicate is a reference to the Fermi Paradox.

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Part of ⁠⁠Seven uni-verses⁠⁠, my globally published poetry pamphlet. Narrated by guided digital voice Parvati.

Read on the web: https://jatan.space/triple-sunset/

Poems notes: This is a poetic follow-up to my article ‘How Isaac Asimov used science fiction to point out our biases’. I’ve retrospectively discovered that the poem also relates to the vivid science fiction story of The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu.

Part of ⁠Seven uni-verses⁠, my globally published poetry pamphlet. Narrated by guided digital voice Parvati.

Read on the web: https://jatan.space/an-ode-to-our-moon/

Poem notes: The ⁠success⁠ of NASA’s ⁠Artemis I⁠ Moon mission, and the ⁠amazing views of our Moon⁠ from its Orion spacecraft, inspired me to write a poem.

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Part of Seven uni-verses, my globally published poetry pamphlet. Narrated by guided digital voice Parvati.