The Universe in Verse: LIVESTREAM!

An evening of poems celebrating great scientists and scientific discoveries, read by beloved artists, writers, and musicians. NOTE: This message might be cut short by your email program. [View it in full](. If a friend forwarded it to you and you'd like your very own newsletter, [subscribe here]( – it's free. donating = loving I pour tremendous time, thought, love, and resources into Brain Pickings, which remains free. If you find any joy and stimulation here, please consider supporting my labor of love with a recurring monthly [donation]( of your choosing, between a cup of tea and a good dinner: [Subscribe]( You can also become a one-time patron with a single donation in any amount: [Donate]( And if you've already donated, from the bottom of my heart: THANK YOU. Share [[Forward] Forward to a friend]( Connect [[Facebook] Facebook]( [[Twitter] Twitter]( [[Instagram] Instagram]( [[Tumblr] Tumblr]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Unsubscribe]( [Welcome]Hello, {NAME}! Maria here, with an update on [The Universe in Verse]( – my labor-of-love celebration of science and protest against the defunding of the arts. (Original announcement below.) To my astonishment, all 800 tickets are gone, so my pals at Kickstarter Live have kindly donated a [livestream]( – you can now tune in remotely. If you do so, please consider joining in this many-peopled effort of goodwill and also making a donation to the [Academy of American Poets]( and the [NRDC](. Every single person attending in atoms has paid $25 for their ticket, all of which goes to these two wonderful organizations, and everyone involved – from myself and my co-hosts to the tech crew to the Grammy-winning musician and the Pulitzer-winning poet – is donating their time and talent. [April 24: The Universe in Verse]( “When power corrupts, poetry cleanses,” John F. Kennedy famously [wrote](. Half a century later, with art, science, and the humanities under assault from the government, this intersection of science and poetry, truth and beauty, is an uncommon kind of protest and a singularly fertile frontier of resistance. I’ve joined forces with the [Academy of American Poets]( and astrophysicist Janna Levin to host [The Universe in Verse]( on April 24 at Brooklyn's [Pioneer Works]( — an evening of poetry celebrating great scientists and scientific discoveries, with all proceeds benefitting the Academy of American Poets and the [Natural Resources Defense Council](. Readings by: Amanda Palmer, Rosanne Cash, Janna Levin, Elizabeth Alexander, Diane Ackerman, Tavi Gevinson, Sarah Jones, Tracy K. Smith, Jad Abumrad of Radiolab, Sam Beam of Iron and Wine, Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York, and a very special surprise appearance. Poems about: Marie Curie, Isaac Newton, Caroline Herschel, Charles Darwin, Pythagoras, black holes, the Solar System, the number pi, and more. Poems by: Adrienne Rich, Wisława Szymborska, John Updike, Charles Simic, Howard Nemerov, Elizabeth Alexander, Diane Ackerman, and more. Doors at 6:30pm, show 7–8:30pm. [LIVESTREAM]( [Forward to a friend](  /   [See Online](  /   [Like on Facebook]( [BP] If you enjoy my newsletter, please consider helping me keep it going with a modest [donation](. [Donate]( You're receiving this email because you subscribed on Brain Pickings. This weekly newsletter comes out on Sundays and offers the week's most unmissable articles. Our mailing address is: Brain Pickings :: NO UNSOLICITED MAILINGS, PLEASE. 47 Bergen Street, 3rd floorBrooklyn, NY 11201 [Add us to your address book]( [unsubscribe from this list](   [update subscription preferences](