The moon has been an important subject in English poetry dating back to Chaucer in the 14th century, who was an astronomer as well as a poet. There is a crater on the far side of the moon named for Chaucer.
Jacob Fanto, a 14-year old freshman from Lenox, Massachusetts, has composed “Mythical Realms” for the Empire State Youth Percussion Orchestra, a four-movement work that journeys into the lands of the Norse, Greek and Aztec gods.
