Timothy Steele's poem, "Toward the Winter Solstice," offers scholars an opportunity to consider what poets and scientists could learn from each other's work. First, learners examine a NASA image of a star-forming region in the Orion nebula. They do a close reading of Steele's poem, circling what jumps out at them. To end the instructional activity, the class discusses how the image adds to their understanding of the poem.