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 Nina Cassian. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Nina Cassian. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

A poem is an equation?

Exiled Romanian poet Nina Cassian (1924-2014) spoke with a daring and imaginative voice that I have much admired. And she occasionall...

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Which hat? (from Slovenia)

For a long time I have highly valued the work of Eastern European poets -- including Wislawa Szymborska , Miroslav Holub , Nichita Stan...

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Remembering Nina Cassian

Exiled Romanian poet Nina Cassian (1924-2014) died last week in Manhattan. Cassian was an outspoken poet whom I admired for her political...

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...

Monday, January 31, 2011

Romanian poets -- Cassian and Barbu

Born in 1924, in Galati, Romania, Nina Cassian has published over fifty books -- besides poetry, she has works of fiction and books for chi...

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