Batu-Angas

This assortment of poems draws inspiration fromthe discoveriesof 19th-century British scientist Alfred Russel Wallaceknown for his explorations of the Amazonian rainforest, the Malay archipelago, and closely associated with Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution. This collectiontraces Wallace s travels and expeditions, recalling the scientist s first impressions of exotic flora and fauna recalled in his journals and includesillustrations and photographs of specimens collected by Wallace during his journeys."