3-Minute Insect Essential #8 from the INSECT NEWS NETWORK

Feb 02, 2013, 10:53 PM

INSECTS IN LITERATURE: The Bible and the Poetry of Beulah Amsterdam – INN #8. To hear the full show, visit www.insectnewsnetwork.com and type in the number 8 - that's pound 8 in the search bar.

What's in a name?

My name is Emmet - named after my Grandpa Toots - the name is Gaelic and mean and ant.

It also means the truth in Hebrew - so I am here to spread the truth about insects.
Such as: there are 4 species of insects listed as kosher in the Bible.

Or just tune into today's Insect News Network where I examine the limitless influence on insects upon the creative muse. I look at Insects in Poetry and that includes all the remarkable idioms, metaphors, references and iambic pentameters that talk about the bugs.