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Event Horizon [1]

Poetry [2]
5.17.22

Last week scientists unveiled the first image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, the culmination of a decades-long astronomical quest. Located 27,000 light-years away, it is relatively small and constantly changing from minute to minute, appearing as a glowing donut-shaped ring in images. Consider this historic scientific achievement and write a poem inspired by the mysteries of black holes. For an idea on how to create a metaphor out of celestial phenomenon, read the poem “After Reading That the Milky Way Is Devouring the Galaxy of Sagittarius [3]” by Erin Belieu.


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[1] https://www.pw.org/content/event_horizon [2] https://www.pw.org/genre/poetry [3] https://www.vqronline.org/after-reading-milky-way-devouring-galaxy-sagittarius