Mathematical language can heighten the imagery of a poem; mathematical structure can deepen its effect. Feast on an international menu of poems made rich by mathematical ingredients -- and gathered here by JoAnne Growney, whose personal website is at https://joannegrowney.com/ .
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Inclusion-Exclusion -- the power of the CIRCLE!
On my mind today, this poem by U.S. poet Edwin Markham (1852-1940):
Outwitted by Edwin Markham
He drew a circle that shut me out-- Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout. But Love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle that took him in!
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