Musing
So many versions
of the truth -- mathematics
always one of them.
The recent issue of the Journal of Humanistic Mathematics includes not only a variety of poems linked to mathematics -- it also has a special treat: a folder of Haiku -- 31 pages with contributions by 31 different writers. One of these contributors is Hannah Lewis and she has given me permission to share her work. Here are Hannah's Haiku:
But, Why?
x equals y, but—
why? dig deeper and all your
answers will unearth.
Systematic
formulas help to
create a world of magic
called mathematics.
Oceanic Arithmetic
math is water for
some. allows us to explore
depths not seen before.
Hannah Lewis is a Junior studying Creative Writing and English at Southern New Hampshire University -- after her undergraduate studies are complete she plans to hopes work toward an MFA in Creative Writing -- focusing on non-fiction and poetry. About mathematics, she has this to say: "I love connecting mathematics with writing because the rigidity and structure of math plays off of the natural freedom that comes with writing. When the two seemingly incompatible subjects are combined, the result is something that is both liberating and creative, but also based in constructed, mathematical concepts." Thanks, Hannah!
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