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 Marin Sorescu. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Marin Sorescu. Show all posts

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Truth and Beauty

In both mathematics and poetry, truth and beauty are linked. The true is likely to be beautiful, the beautiful is considered likely to...

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Mathematics in Romanian poetry

When I first visited Romania, I met Doru Radu, then a teacher of English at Scoala Generala "Andre Muresanu" in Deva. And Do...

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Conditional statements

The "If ... , then ... ." statements of mathematical theorems are often termed "conditionals." We have, for example, the...

Monday, October 4, 2010

"The Reckoning" by M. Sorescu (Romania,1936-96)

Works by poet and playwright Marin Sorescu (1936-1996) continue to be popular with Romanian readers--and he is one of the most-frequently...

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