A new work by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, written for an upcoming NASA mission to Jupiter's moon Europa, is a glance at outer space that returns back to Earth.
Limón's "In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa," which she read Thursday night during a ceremony at the Library of Congress, is part of NASA's
The site also enables participants to create and download a customizable souvenir - an illustration of your name on a message in a bottle against a rendering of Europa and Jupiter - to commemorate the experience. Participants are encouraged to share their enthusiasm on social media using the hashtag #SendYourName.
During a recent interview with The Associated Press, Limón said she struggled at first with the poem, explaining that because of its official nature she couldn't rely on her usual instincts. After working on more than a dozen drafts, she received invaluable advice from her husband, Lucas Marquardt, who urged her to write the poem is if it were personal, a "poem that you would write anyway.
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