Intersections -- Poetry with Mathematics

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/ .

Showing posts with label Bertrand Russell. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Bertrand Russell. Show all posts

Saturday, December 30, 2023

The true spirit of delight . . .

As the year ends, remembering an important truth . . . The true spirit of delight, the exultation, the sense of being more than man, which ...

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Spirit of Delight . . .

The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than man, which is the touchstone of the highest...

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Delicious Geometry. . .words from Bertrand Russell

Sometimes we find that words presented as prose are poetic . . . as these words of British philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russ...

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Mathematician and Poet

Should I do it? Should I do a blog post on a novel by Brazilian poet Hilda Hilst (1930-2004) that I have begun to read but don't ...

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