Matter

How much does my character weigh? What is the mass of my being relative to everything else? Am I important, or is it okay if I'm not? These are just some of the questions Indigna Salome explores in Matter, a collection of poetry that merges the poetic beauty of science with the complexities of human existence.

Matter is a collection of poetry that intertwines the poetic beauty of science with the complexities of human existence. Drawing from concepts like neuroscience, brain plasticity, and the nature of matter itself, these poems explore the contradictions of life-how something so logical and grounded can give rise to the imperfections of human experience.

Through personal reflections as an immigrant and as someone healing from past trauma, Indigna Salome examines survival and the search for meaning in both the mundane and the profound. These poems capture the cathartic process of finding coherence amidst chaos, using science as a lens to navigate the emotional landscape of life.

Matter invites readers to reflect on the weight, mass, and meaning of their own existence, blending the rational with the raw beauty of our imperfect selves.