What is centrifugal bumble poppy

What you are referring to is a very unique term coined by the author Aldous Huxley.  Aldous Huxley is the author of _A Brave New World_.   “Centrifugal bumble poppy” is a kind of euphemism (a renaming of a word or words to something less harsh, offensive, or pessimistic).   Aldous Huxley created for what he said were “technological diversions” in his work.

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.