Intersections -- Poetry with Mathematics

Mathematical language can heighten the imagery of a poem; mathematical structure can deepen its effect. Feast here on an international menu of poems made rich by mathematical ingredients . . . . . . . gathered by JoAnne Growney. To receive email notifications of new postings, contact JoAnne at joannegrowney@gmail.com.

Showing posts with label Colm Mulcahy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Colm Mulcahy. Show all posts
Monday, September 13, 2021

Yeats and Geometry

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      Spelman College Professor Emeritus Colm Mulcahy is a mathematician and scholar whose talents and interests reach far and wide.  An em...
Monday, August 29, 2016

Math-play via verse (with George Darley)

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A recent email from Colm Mulcahy -- who seeks out all things Irish -- alerted me to Dublin poet and math-text author, George Darley (1795-1...
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

A 6 x 6 syllable-square -- and links to more . . .

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          Last Sunday's paper had           an essay by a clown           who said as long as I           play dumb people let me  ...
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Rabbis should learn to solve quadratics

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     Thanks to mathemagician Colm Mulcahy who connected me with poet Lisa Dordal -- and thanks to her for permission to offer these lines,...
Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Behind the cards -- mathematics

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A couple of weeks ago at an MAA math lecture by Alissa Crans on the Catalan numbers , I sat near card-trick mathematician Colm Mulcahy .  ...
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