Posted on the site, the marginalian, this interesting blend of poetry and music, The Universe in Verse | Part One: 1, also focuses a visual spotlight on Emily Dickinson’s collection of flowers, pressed carefully in still viable form centuries after they were first collected. Sung by Joan As Police Woman, the poem is given an added dimension and fullness.

The marginalian, transformed from its previous manifestation, Brain Pickings, carries on the tradition of Maria Popova’s thought-provoking, mystery-laden journeys through the nature of existence, combining art, music, philosophy, and writing in a captivating way.