Glow

by Ann Hudson

Poetry inspired by radium, Marie Curie, the radium girls, and family loss.

Genres: Poetry

35 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2021

Reviews

[Kayla - the.bookish.mama · Rating 5 out of 5]

This chapbook about Marie Curie and radium is such an interesting read! It ranges from the work of Marie Curie, the uses of radium, and it’s devastating effect that predominantly impacted young women. It’s thoroughly researched and that shines through the poems.

[Hannah VanderHart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Luminous. Glow opens the history of Marie Curie and radium with tenderness and curiosity. A beautiful new book of documentary poetics, historical work, and that deep attention only poets can bring.

[Cindy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gorgeous poetry spanning the years and miles from Marie and Pierre Curie discovering radium in their shabby Parisian workshop, to rural Illinois where young women sicken and die from radium poisoning, to the aftermath of the radioactive half life.