Ep. 184: "Consolation" by Wislawa Szymborska (transl. by Clare Cavanagh)
poemsforthespeedoflife.substack.com
A gorgeous little poem that takes Charles Darwin and his reputed love of stories as its starting point. This symbol - one of the fathers of modern science, upholding the value of story as something vital, alongside the scientific fact of his work - presents questions about what truth is.
Ep. 184: "Consolation" by Wislawa Szymborska (transl. by Clare Cavanagh)
Ep. 184: "Consolation" by Wislawa Szymborska…
Ep. 184: "Consolation" by Wislawa Szymborska (transl. by Clare Cavanagh)
A gorgeous little poem that takes Charles Darwin and his reputed love of stories as its starting point. This symbol - one of the fathers of modern science, upholding the value of story as something vital, alongside the scientific fact of his work - presents questions about what truth is.