Mathematics . . . is loaded with poetry

        Online I have learned about a recent lecture by Werner Herzog at Brooklyn Public Library's Pi-Day celebration:  Is Math Art? Werner Herzog Says Yes.  

Quoting from Herzog's presentation:

"Beyond all of this, I do believe mathematics is a new form of art. . . It is loaded with meaning.  It's not just an aesthetic or a form of abstract painting.  It's loaded with poetry."

Remembering Leonardo da Vinci

     One of the readers featured at the recent 1/17/2020 JMM math-poetry reading was Italian mathematician/poet Rosanna Iembo.  Below, with Iembo's permission, I offer a sample from her poem, "A New Dawn"  -- a poetic narrative in the voice of Leonardo da Vinci, a genius of the Italian Renaissance.  Here are a few lines from this narrative; the entire work is available from the poet (contact information is offered here on her website.).

Referring to Luca Pacioli, the poet's voice of da Vinci says:

       With him
       a common feeling
       that did not end over the years.

       And in the "Proportion"
       which he decided to call
       "Divine"
       where I drew
       my polyhedra,
       understanding
       reached maximum splendor.