tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.comments2024-03-14T14:39:45.804-04:00Intersections -- Poetry with MathematicsJoAnne Growneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654717097635624079noreply@blogger.comBlogger408125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-45696073958421072682024-03-14T14:38:57.863-04:002024-03-14T14:38:57.863-04:00From my granddaughter, Caroline:
It's pi ...From my granddaughter, Caroline:<br /> It's pi day<br /> hooray<br /> 3.1415<br /> I love pi<br /> bye byeJoAnne Growneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-2204991306446364792024-03-07T15:04:06.677-05:002024-03-07T15:04:06.677-05:00What fun! Thanks for sharing, JoAnne. By the way, ...What fun! Thanks for sharing, JoAnne. By the way, I have two mathy poems for kids in the STEM issue of TygerTyger magazine: https://tygertyger.net/posters-and-teaching-resources-stem-poems-issue-6/ Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-10250746404699559852023-10-17T05:49:00.137-04:002023-10-17T05:49:00.137-04:00The fusion of math and creative arts, as demonstra...The fusion of math and creative arts, as demonstrated by Lisa Lajeunesse, is truly intriguing. Her exploration of "The Golden Ratio" in a thought-provoking poem showcases the beauty of mathematics and its connection to the arts. It's a reminder of how love, often described as "a love divided by time," can transcend disciplines and inspire creativity.a love divided by timehttps://richard-mcmaster.com/books/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-54282843614591284632023-06-09T07:26:42.555-04:002023-06-09T07:26:42.555-04:00The last verse resonates with me. I memorized it g...The last verse resonates with me. I memorized it giving it conscious permission to “hold a space” in my mind. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309477566595576437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-81481699826557792792023-04-02T00:18:28.653-04:002023-04-02T00:18:28.653-04:00that classic quote also inspired a song! https://w...that classic quote also inspired a song! https://www.causeweb.org/cause/resources/fun/songs/averageLarry Lesserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313020995721388875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-84757784057597300052023-03-25T22:01:32.519-04:002023-03-25T22:01:32.519-04:00I would like to share this poem with as many peopl...I would like to share this poem with as many people as possible. May I? Imagine banning books - the next stage is burning them! But to ban books about mathematics. Do they know where algebra comes from? Or Zero? Erica Jollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-17930902036064102832023-03-14T03:05:59.926-04:002023-03-14T03:05:59.926-04:00Happy Pi Day, everyone! Love the Pilish example ab...Happy Pi Day, everyone! Love the Pilish example above. <br /><br />Below is a Pilish Scrabblegram. A Scrabblegram uses each of the 100 tiles from a game of Scrabble exactly once. In the example below, the number of letters in each word (not in parentheses) are, in order, 3, 1, 4, 1, 5, etc. There's a link below that includes a picture to go with it. Enjoy!<br /><br />Now I know a ratio (use X/D):<br /><br />Periphery of circle (X) <br />above the level diameter (D).<br /><br />Justifies amazing equations. <br /><br />Got no end, arguably.<br /><br />Blanks: E, X<br /><br />https://twitter.com/dc_scrabblegram/status/1635537495189250048Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00549784621143264569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-55171774517812837812023-03-13T20:18:33.211-04:002023-03-13T20:18:33.211-04:00This poem brings tears to my eyes.This poem brings tears to my eyes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-84276492961638358502023-03-09T00:39:02.229-05:002023-03-09T00:39:02.229-05:00Beautiful poem. A worthy tribute.Beautiful poem. A worthy tribute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-51400701988006240992023-02-02T07:33:23.740-05:002023-02-02T07:33:23.740-05:00A few moments ago, as I watched the Groundhog Day ...A few moments ago, as I watched the Groundhog Day celebration online (from ABC's WTAE in Pittsburgh) I saw and heard Punxsutawney Phil's prediction of 6 more weeks of winter.JoAnnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-38538467621508072942022-05-06T17:10:23.458-04:002022-05-06T17:10:23.458-04:00Mothers are the Universe's founding
For life a...Mothers are the Universe's founding<br />For life and mind to find their grounding.<br />Eternal evolution for good and bad,<br />Multiply, divide, subtract and add,<br />That animations infinitely vary,<br />The Cosmos' fathomable dreams to carry.<br />Now be an atom, for one second's spell,<br />As joinings every lifeform's stories tell.<br />Kate Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681207932979859688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-27080429080011180242022-04-01T16:00:16.742-04:002022-04-01T16:00:16.742-04:00My all time favorite grook is :
Problems worthy
of...My all time favorite grook is :<br />Problems worthy<br />of attack<br />prove their worth<br />by hitting back.Pat's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234744401613958081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-2048285260765711402022-03-07T11:02:53.648-05:002022-03-07T11:02:53.648-05:00Thank you for sharing these gems, JoAnne! And tha...Thank you for sharing these gems, JoAnne! And thank you again for sharing the one I wrote about my grandmother, who inspired my direction: https://poetrywithmathematics.blogspot.com/2017/03/julia-set-aside-gender-roles.html<br />Larry Lesserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313020995721388875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-25274798764749744162022-02-27T14:41:33.333-05:002022-02-27T14:41:33.333-05:00the "no-7" haiku inspired me to discover...the "no-7" haiku inspired me to discover that the first 13 whole numbers make a haiku: 0,1,2,3; 4,5,6,7,8,9; 10,11,12<br />Larry Lesserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313020995721388875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-29861374337098789102022-01-01T10:06:08.687-05:002022-01-01T10:06:08.687-05:00Minds
Count,
Add and
Multiply
The richness of thou...Minds<br />Count,<br />Add and<br />Multiply<br />The richness of thought.<br />Its final sum--enlightenment.Kate Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681207932979859688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-24816260207637576922021-10-26T01:07:02.206-04:002021-10-26T01:07:02.206-04:00How strange: | ELLEN WEHLE | consists of |
ten l...How strange: | ELLEN WEHLE | consists of | <br />ten letters. | I will write | all phrases | <br />only with 10. | Never count | any space or | <br />punctuated | separation. | It is lovely | <br />to read some | mathy poems | with pretty |<br /> decacypher | decoration. Kate Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681207932979859688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-5876794787639440272021-08-26T17:28:26.179-04:002021-08-26T17:28:26.179-04:00The 24-minute recording, with musical background a...The 24-minute recording, with musical background and voice-over of the rhyming couplets, can now best be viewed on the G4G YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74v8eqn23Mk<br />It's followed by a half-hour Q&A dotted with some of my oddly poetic yet logical philosophical ideas.Kate Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681207932979859688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-38142000633626027052021-07-14T19:52:07.659-04:002021-07-14T19:52:07.659-04:00Ed Southall got a bunch of today's best math p...Ed Southall got a bunch of today's best math populizers to do a pandemic rendition of this song. Very fun! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9norkmRXDY <br /><br />I'd also recommend Lehrer's Lobachevsky and, of course, New Math.John Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212162438307044259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-2633380381043941812021-06-24T19:33:41.039-04:002021-06-24T19:33:41.039-04:00Direct link to the poem: https://poets.org/poem/di...Direct link to the poem: https://poets.org/poem/disintegrating-calculus-problem<br /><br />Do you see the calculus in it? I'm not sure.John Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212162438307044259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-74800434189834157932021-06-09T14:07:33.453-04:002021-06-09T14:07:33.453-04:00Nice post thanks for sharing with us. Stay with us...Nice post thanks for sharing with us. Stay with us & enjoy <a href="https://uaenationalday.net/" rel="nofollow">UAE National Day 2021</a> on 2nd december 2021 in Dubai.Sidra Sweetohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460386141770191854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-88247309303484352362021-05-27T23:15:38.764-04:002021-05-27T23:15:38.764-04:00i Really like the way you explain. i have recommen...i Really like the way you explain. i have recommended your blog to a lot of students at www.ingeni.in - where we take maths classes. Some might approach you with questions. Thank you so much ingeni online classeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01963778412534390136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-2857622596601603912021-05-27T11:17:41.373-04:002021-05-27T11:17:41.373-04:00A wonderful poem--great math AND life lessons!!A wonderful poem--great math AND life lessons!!Robin Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03514906783807267997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-88822262506609303952021-05-26T21:03:41.298-04:002021-05-26T21:03:41.298-04:00In e-mail conversations with Anne van Weerden afte...In e-mail conversations with Anne van Weerden after I made the above posting, I gained this information: The first poem shown above was written in January of 1832 -- just after Hamilton was rejected by Ellen de Vere. He was depressed and melancholic until the summer, when he made a remarkable psychological discovery and learned how to handle such feelings. He was never again so melancholic.JoAnne Growneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04654717097635624079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-23362945562452153762021-03-24T07:27:19.431-04:002021-03-24T07:27:19.431-04:00💕💕Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938498991803831313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963606970537776518.post-37500565863818431852021-03-11T20:52:17.687-05:002021-03-11T20:52:17.687-05:00Thanks, Lisa, for this poem!Thanks, Lisa, for this poem!JoAnne Growneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04654717097635624079noreply@blogger.com