Quark Soup uses as its inspiration the collection of all parts of the universe to give its readers a new look at the meaning of life. From the big bang that stretches across the eons to infinity, this book of poems entertains by its thought provoking lines. Each of the poems mixes the physical elements of the science of astronomy with the metaphysical aspects of the human mind.

To go through each poem and offer to potential readers what each one means would be an insult to the author’s creativity. Good poetry should instill an instantaneous image into the reader’s mind that portrays the feeling of the piece. This book achieves this affect to perfection and carries the reader along upon a buoyant tide of expectation.

"Whorl" sets the book’s tempo by describing how life bursts from the womb as a full blown crying entity. One that has started the journey as many, who went before him, yet holds so much potential as the human intellect spans the universe in search of excellence. The final stanza of the poem stamps the poet as a deep thinker about the act of creation.
 

" Andromeda or Triangulum
full of stars
and the promise of real life
different from anything we have known
but starting at the same point."

"Quantum Quirk" defines how we are dead as we are born, existing in juxtapose with our opposite dimension, until it in turn becomes the dominant one and we pass over into it.

"The Genetic Code" depicts the complexity of the human condition that is so little understood, yet holds great expectations for the future of our race.

I found the book interesting, revealing, full of wonderful imagery and thought provoking. It is a fine collection of poems that will leave the reader wanting to go through them again and again. This is a must read for those who enjoy the challenge of allowing their minds to grapple with a new way of seeing things. Magdalena Ball has indeed created a true work of art, one that awakens the curiosity of where we came from within us all.