A fascinating blend of poetry and science, Ben-Oni's poems are precisely crafted, like a surgeon sewing a complicated stitch, moving through the multiverses of family, religion and discovery itself. The book culminates in an ancient Jewish Idea about "Efes," which is Modern Hebrew for "zero" but also in mystical texts, means "nullification" and "concealment." Ultimately, Efes becomes a process of transformation for the speaker, revealing as well that the closer humanity gets to understanding this mysterious force, it inevitably changes the riddle-- and us along with it. A Finalist for the 2021 National Jewish Book Award Booklist , Starred Review : "The disciplines of poetry and physics might seem far afield from one another, but Ben-Oni draws on the odd properties of supersymmetry to create a dexterous collection of electric lyrics that defies conventions of science and syllabics alike. In fragments of text that float and swirl in staccato arrangements, Ben-Oni grapples with otherwise abstract principles made intimate in their idiosyncratic imagining: "They are not elegant. // I mean. My vibrations, my math. In particular. // The math holding me together is particularly faulty." Projected outward, the poet's vision captures relationships with breathtaking imagery, as when a poem slowly disentangles the speaker's connection with her father-in-law: "The air is grey. & osseous. Sheds soft down. My eyes water." A series of "Poet Wrestling" poems define the book's structure, and "Poet Wrestling with the Brxght Brxght Xyxs" recalls Ben-Oni's previous collection, turn around, BRXGHT XYXS (2019), creating a multifaceted, intertextual tissue. Indeed, the long final poem, "Poet Wrestling with Reverse {Re-verse} String Theory" invokes Hebrew gematria and the 11 dimensions hypothesized by string theory with equal ease, and serves as a cypher through which to understand preceding passages. An astonishing work for adventurous readers intrigued by science and literature. " Publisher's Weekly : "The powerful and provocative second collection from Ben-Oni tackles major existential issues--creation, nullification, personal experience, objective truth--with grace, humor, and linguistic flair. A persistent refrain is the poet wrestling with scientific theories about the nature of reality as she applies her own poetic spin to creation. "Efes," a Hebrew concept meaning "to nullify," becomes the focus of these poems as they struggle to conceive of a universe possibly spiraling into nothingness: "Hallo I'm pretty sure my God thinks I've lost/ my way when I sing my ears {are} full/ of Dark Energy Efes/ & all these planets/ running away. Our universe/ on the run. & savage." Here, there exists the profound and terrifying possibility that "One day, soon, there will be no more science fiction." Yet, while the poet struggles with the big questions, she also makes room for a playful and wishful hope that the creative act can offer humanity a fresh perspective: "So place your bets/ that advanced civilizations don't always/ not annihilate themselves. Woah./ Let's try this again./ Reset." This ruminative collection blends poetry and science to make the unknown sing." "There are realms beyond our own. Rosebud Ben-Oni has seen them... If This Is the Age We End Discovery expresses the ethereality of the cosmos as well as a separate galaxy of trauma, loss, and survival..." Rita Mookerjee in The American Poetry Review A "Must-Read" from The Millions : " ...Ben-Oni courts wonder throughout this book, while acknowledging that opening ourselves to the search can be perilous." "...the speaker in Rosebud Ben-Oni's finely wrought poems wonders about what it is that we can truly know-- What we can attribute to agency or fiction, and whether science can provide a truer slate upon which we might work out the mysteries of human loss, desire, and suffering." Luisa A. Igloria in RHINO " Ben-Oni is an absolute empress of form...it's hard to believe If This Is the Age We End Discovery was written pre-pandemic... what these poems contend with feels not just timely but prescient. Permeability, mortality, divinity, the insidious fallacy of the real/artificial divide, the inevitable rupture of both natural and familial ecosystems; these themes flash before a spotlight [she]refuses to shine in any single direction, sending the brxght xyx of her intellect caroming from mystery to mystery...." K.T. Herr in The Rupture An Electric Literature pick as " 10 Highly Anticipated Poetry Books to Redeem 2021 " Featured on The Rumpus as " What to Read When 2021 Is Just Around the Corner" "Rosebud Ben-Oni's poetry is exquisite and astounding. This is a poet who is going places." Noelle Kocot "Through these breathtakingly elegant poems, Rosebud Ben-Oni proves once and for all that poetry and science are sisters. If This is the Age We End Discovery maps, like a series of carefully wrought equations, the physics of connection and loss. Wha