Intersections -- Poetry with Mathematics

Mathematical language can heighten the imagery of a poem; mathematical structure can deepen its effect. Feast here on an international menu of poems made rich by mathematical ingredients . . . . . . . gathered by JoAnne Growney. To receive email notifications of new postings, contact JoAnne at joannegrowney@gmail.com.

Showing posts with label Tom Lehrer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tom Lehrer. Show all posts
Thursday, January 20, 2022

Celebrating mathematics with song . . .

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     Some of the most memorable links between mathematics and the arts are found in song-lyrics.  For example, "That's Mathematics...
Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Mathematics Humor -- in rhyming verse . . .

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      At the website KOMPLEXIFY! a mathematician named Travis celebrates his love of mathematics in various ways, including humor and verse...
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Monday, October 26, 2020

Math Songs by Tom Lehrer -- Political, etc.

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      All of the songs of musician and math-teacher and nonagenarian Tom Lehrer are now in the public domain ( at this link ).  His mathy i...
Thursday, September 12, 2013

Kaplansky sings Kaplansky (and Pi)

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     I first knew of mathematician Irving Kaplansky (1917-2006) through his monograph, Infinite Abelian Groups -- it was one of my texts f...
Sunday, June 5, 2011

Math lyrics -- Lehrer et al

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Mathematicians with poetic tendency often use their word-talents to write song-lyrics rather than poems; a master of the song-writing art wa...
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