tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post6787453862091548393..comments2024-03-14T14:39:45.804-04:00Comments on Intersections -- Poetry with Mathematics: Poems starring mathematicians - 2JoAnne Growneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654717097635624079noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-52228429636655268382010-04-17T09:19:18.268-04:002010-04-17T09:19:18.268-04:00The empty paper resonates. Like a new beginning it...The empty paper resonates. Like a new beginning it works best when it stays a beginning. Often the thoughts are so subtle and imaginative and the nuances so fleeting that taking pen to paper scares them away. Not writers block but reductionism -- like an authors Heisenberg effect, putting the thoughts and images on paper replaces the energy of the thought with the energy of writing -- and the vibration is lost.<br /><br />The nuance and vibration can sometimes be recaptured by looking at the blank paper and remembering. That's why I always carry a blank page -- -- accompanied by a busy notebook where I scribble down the sweet memories on that blank page.Tom McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671887378258770860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-2528632781848511962010-04-16T08:40:56.695-04:002010-04-16T08:40:56.695-04:00The cat lover in me really loves these lines:
But...The cat lover in me really loves these lines:<br /><br />But the cat doesn't mind that.<br />The cat, in fact, gets right on top of the empty paper.<br />The cat believes his sitting will fill it up.<br /><br />Cats always seem so confident that their existence improves the world around them.<br /><br />The empty paper has such power for so many: mathematician, writer, artist, ….<br /><br />These excerpts have convinced me to check out Cohen’s book!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972253084622459221noreply@blogger.com