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 Wallace Stevens. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Wallace Stevens. Show all posts

Saturday, December 31, 2016

Happy New Year! -- Resolve to REWARD WOMEN!

My December 27 post celebrated the life of Vera Rubin (b 1928) who died on Christmas Day -- and a more recent Washington Post article...

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Is mathematics discovered or invented?

My neighbor, Glenn, is fond of asking math-folks that he meets the question "Is mathematics discovered or invented?" -- and when h...

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Chaos and Order -- Stevens

An article by Jeff Gordinier, " For Wallace Stevens, Hartford as Muse ," in the Travel Section of last Sunday's NY Times give...

Friday, May 13, 2011

Would rationalists wear sombreros?

This final section of "Six Significant Landscapes," by attorney and insurance executive (and poet) Wallace Stevens (1879-1955), p...

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

A jar in Tennessee

Several of my early insights concerning the connections between poetry and mathematics grew from ideas presented by poet Jonathan Holde...

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

New poems from old -- by substitution

Poet Lee Ann Brown was the featured poet at the November, 2010 Conference on Constrained Poetry at UNC Ashville; this conference celebrate...

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