One of my recent online pleasures has been visiting the Poetry Blogging Network -- I was led there because it mentions my blog but I also found a rich array of other treasures to explore. One of these is the book of kells -- a blog written by poet, editor, and teacher Kelli Russell Agodon.
One of the very special poems I found (posted on -- I offer below its opening lines:
Zero Sums by Luisa A. Igloria
Driving back from the gym, I listen to
a radio program where two mathematicians
are talking about zero. I'm parked in front
of my house, but their conversation keeps me
glued to the seat. One of them says in math,
whatever operation you do, you need to also be
able to undo—just like with multiplication and
division. Unless you divide by zero, in which case
you get the impossible. Or you get . . . .
Igloria's complete poem is found here..
.More about Virginia poet Luisa Igloria is available here.
This link leads to an earlier blog posting that features work by Igloria.
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