Commentary published his long poem, “The Apology of Patroclus,” a dramatic monologue, in its October 2016 edition. He and his wife Tina live in Washington, DC They have two grown daughters.

Illustration of the Lucy mission’s seven targets: the binary asteroid Patroclus/Menoetius, Eurybates, Orus, Leucus, Polymele, and the main belt asteroid DonaldJohanson. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space ...