Miek Zwamborn

Seaweed is so familiar and yet its names—pepper dulse, sea lettuce, bladderwrack—are largely unknown to us. In this short, exquisitely illustrated portrait, the Dutch poet and artist Miek Zwamborn shares her discoveries of its history, culture, and use, from the Neolithic people of the Orkney Islands to sushi artisans in modern Japan. Seaweed troubled Columbus on his voyages across the...