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/ .

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Thursday, June 16, 2016

Women occupy mathematics

Poems thrive on imagery created from specific (rather than vague) details -- and numbers and other math terms are very specific! Below...

Monday, November 16, 2015

Encouragement from fathers, a second view

Despite the importance of fathers' encouragement (as noted in my post on 13 November ), some women oppose their fathers' views....

Monday, November 9, 2015

Limericks for Hedy Lamarr

When seeking to draft a poem quickly, it is useful to have some sort of pattern to follow -- a pattern helping to dictate word choice. ...

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Found poetry -- Mary Cartwright

Recently I have been reading about mathematician Mary Cartwright (1900-1998) and working to develop a poem about her -- relying on a fine a...

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