Haiku are three-line poems that often -- but not always -- conform to a 5-7-5 syllable count. With their brevity they often resemble mathematics in that they have condensed a large amount of meainng into a few words.
Showing posts with label Daniel Matthews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daniel Matthews. Show all posts
Thursday, July 25, 2019
As in mathematics--a lot in a few words--in Haiku
Recently on a visit to the website Singapore Math I found dozens of "mathematical" Haiku -- and I offer several below. Still more Haiku may be found at "The Republic of Mathematics" (a blog curated by Gary E. Davis), including a link to Haiku by Daniel Mathews.
Haiku are three-line poems that often -- but not always -- conform to a 5-7-5 syllable count. With their brevity they often resemble mathematics in that they have condensed a large amount of meainng into a few words.
Haiku are three-line poems that often -- but not always -- conform to a 5-7-5 syllable count. With their brevity they often resemble mathematics in that they have condensed a large amount of meainng into a few words.
Monday, March 4, 2019
Math in 17 Syllables
Counting syllables is an aspect of poetry that often interests math-people. -- and when Haiku are composed in English, these three-line poems mostly obey the 5-7-5 syllable counts. Here is a sample from Melbourne mathematician Daniel Mathews. Lots more of Mathews' Haiku are found here.
During the years of this blog, lots of different entries have celebrated the mathy Haiku -- this link leads to the results of a blog-SEARCH using "Haiku."
Maths haikus are hard
All the words are much too big
Like homeomorphic.
During the years of this blog, lots of different entries have celebrated the mathy Haiku -- this link leads to the results of a blog-SEARCH using "Haiku."
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