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 Ugly Duckling Presse. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Ugly Duckling Presse. Show all posts

Friday, December 28, 2012

Explorers

Those who know mathematics but do not immerse in it daily often use its terms in contexts that surprise and delight. I smiled with apprecia...

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

What is mathematics to animals?

In a playfully serious volume of verses by Eugene Ostashevsky we meet his alter ego, the "new philosopher" DJ Spinoza. With the...

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Perpendicularity -- a symmetric relation

In 2010 both my October 13 and November 20 posts feature small poems by the French poet Guillevic (1909-97). Strongly drawn to his...

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Minimal poem from Saroyan

This poem appears in Complete Minimal Poems by Aram Saroyan ( Ugly Duckling Presse , 2007). Another of Saroyan's minimal poems was...

Saturday, November 20, 2010

More from Guillevic

My October 13 post presented three small poems by the French poet Guillevic (1909-97). Strongly drawn to his work, I have purchased ...

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Minimal Poem

This poem appears in Complete Minimal Poems by Aram Saroyan ( Ugly Duckling Presse , 2007).

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