
Arts
Poem: ‘Mosses’
Science in meter and verse
Jane Hirshfield, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, is a poet, essayist and translator whose work speaks to the crises of the biosphere, justice and interior life. Her 10th poetry collection, The Asking: New & Selected Poems, due from Knopf in September 2023, will include “Mosses.” Credit: Nick Higgins
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