The Spheres An ode to the Solar System

by Jesper N.K.Y. Tjoa

108 pages, Paperback

Published September 20, 2019

About the author

Pursuing a lifelong interest in the planets and stars, Jesper N.K.Y. Tjoa (Utrecht, 1996) achieved both his bachelor’s and master’s degree in astronomy at the University of Groningen’s Kapteyn Institute. Writing poetry with his brother since 2014, he took to the net as E. Wødele, and in late 2018, conceived the idea of The Spheres. Besides astronomy, Tjoa takes a strong interest in music, which is apparent in his style: metre and tempo are his weapons of choice.

Reviews

[Suzanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

A few years ago I went to a show about the moons in our solar system. The presentation was given by the author of this book and I think he read some of the poems in this book. I always thought to myself: I would like to read the full thing.

And now I did, and it was a lot of fun. Interesting, weird and beautiful.
If you like astronomy and mythology then this could be a fun read.