In recent months, I have encountered a variety of poems about mathematicians (Links to several of these are provided at the end of this post.) and one of the sources is Scottish poet Brian McCabe's collection Zero (Polygon, 2009). It is said that life imitates art -- and this is vividly demonstrated by the art of mathematics as lived by Abraham de Moivre (1667-1754). Here is McCabe's poem.
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Thursday, December 8, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
How much for a digit of PI?
Scottish poet Brian McCabe writes playfully of numbers. In the following poem he imagines an auction of the digits of π.
Three Point One Four One Five Nine Two
Six Five Three Five Eight Nine Seven Nine
Three Two Three Eight Four Six Two Six
Four Three Three Eight Three Two
Seven Nine Five Zero Two Eight by Brian McCabe
Three Point One Four One Five Nine Two
Six Five Three Five Eight Nine Seven Nine
Three Two Three Eight Four Six Two Six
Four Three Three Eight Three Two
Seven Nine Five Zero Two Eight by Brian McCabe
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Division by zero
The November 2011 issue of the Scottish ezine, The Bottle Imp, is just out and it includes my review of poet Brian McCabe's Zero (Polygon, 2009). To stir your interest, I include a few lines from McCabe's title poem (which chronicles the irregular history of zero) -- and then offer a human interpretation of division by zero in a poem by Ann McNeal.
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