Blue Marble Poem

Climate fiction for our changing world.

Blue marble poem.

Stare at the dot for any length of time and then try to convince yourself that god created the whole universe for one of the 10 million or so species of life that inhabit that speck of dust. The blue marble is an image of earth taken on december 7 1972 from a distance of about 29 000 kilometers 18 000 miles from the planet s surface. Schmitt lunar module pilot traveling toward the moon. Four pieces of artwork scanned jpeg format or four.

Take a good long look at it. We are looking for new work that hasn t been published anywhere else either online or in print. Send us your flash stories or something longer upper limit 1500 words. It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.

View of the earth as seen by the apollo 17 crew astronaut eugene a. Earth divulges its true state as oceanic and atmospheric warmly. More about this poet. And scientist astronaut harrison h.

Beautiful blue marble is reminder of each of those failings religion personal enrichment. More about this poem ode to marbles by max mendelsohn about this poet max mendelsohn s poetry has been published in former u s. Blue marble review accepts submissions year round from writers ages 13 22. Up to three poems per submission.

Poet laureate ted kooser s column american life in poetry read full biography. This was the first time the apollo trajectory. We need such readers as a musician who performs in public needs the clap of at least two pairs of hands best for the new year to you. Read great cli fi and environmentally focused short stories poetry and features here.

Blue marbles green marbles black. Evans command module pilot. Ann druyan suggests an experiment. Look back again at the pale blue dot of the preceding chapter.

Blue marble review is published four times a year and accepts submissions of poetry fiction non fiction essays opinion pieces travel writing photography and art on a rolling basis. Charlie bottle before colonization of other nations began the exploitation of the earth s natural resources were done for individuals to benefit themselves and their families post colonization it was for king and nation and post industrial revolution it was for corporations and faceless stakeholders. I am obliged to you for selecting two old poems of mine for your commendation which i value immensely. It was taken by the crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the moon and is one of the most reproduced images in history.

Send us your stories. At first glance it seems to have the sheen of blue veined marble. But look closer and that spherical perfection softens a little.