Winner of the Ted Hughes poetry award, British poet Hollie McNish has been in the news recently as she has been commissioned to write a new version of Antigone. Also of note is that her poem "Mathematics" -- about immigration -- has had over 2 million viewers on You Tube.
Here are a few lines from McNish's "Mathematics":
I desperately want to scream
“Your maths is stuck in primary”
Cos one who comes here also spends
And one who comes here also lends
And some who comes here also tend
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Friday, December 27, 2019
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Speaking out for Immigrants, McNish
British spoken-word poet Hollie McNish has shouted out in verse in support of immigration. Her poem, from which I include some lines below, is entitled "Mathematics" and a video of McNish performing the poem is available here at the poet's webpage. Thanks, Hollie McNish, for making important noise on this important issue.
from Mathematics by Hollie McNish
. . .
Man
I am sick of crappy mathematics
Cos I love a bit of sums
I spent three years into economics
And I geek out over calculus
from Mathematics by Hollie McNish
. . .
Man
I am sick of crappy mathematics
Cos I love a bit of sums
I spent three years into economics
And I geek out over calculus
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