Not only are her paintings going to the Moon, a poem by Claire Bridge has also been selected to be sent to the Moon for posterity.
Published in January of 2023, The Polaris Trilogy has been compiled as a gift to the Moon by its three editors: Joyce Brinkman, Dr. Joe Heithaus, and Jessica Reed. This anthology will be available to those who visit the Moon for millions of years to come. It will arrive on a NASA flight and become part of the Lunar Codex at the Moon’s South Pole. Adjunct Professor Jessica Reed of Butler University (Indianapolis, Indiana), who teaches a course in “Physics and the Arts,” selected Bridge’s work for the anthology.
Three distinct sections present poetry from every continent on Earth in the native languages of Earth’s poets. Each section’s poems are inspired by that section’s set of three words that reflect the Earth’s history and habitats while they reveal elemens of Earth’s culture and life forms.
Bridge’s poem ‘Safe Words’ includes the themes of Ice, Wind and Fire and contemplates the nature of violence and power.
