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 Walt Whitman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Walt Whitman. Show all posts
Friday, August 30, 2024

Creating New Poems by Sampling Old Ones

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      In its collection of Math Voices the American Mathematical Society ( AMS ) has a very interesting  Feature Column -- a column written...
Monday, May 30, 2022

All truths wait in all things . . .

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       Tomorrow, May 31, is the 130th anniversary of the birth of American poet, Walt Whitman .  Below I include a few Whitman lines (with t...
Monday, June 3, 2019

Celebrating Walt Whitman . . .

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     Last Friday -- May 31, 2019 -- was the 200th anniversary of the birth of American poet, Walt Whitman and the website of the Academy of ...
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Poetry sometimes OPPOSES mathematics!

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     One of the finest historians of mathematics is Judith V. Grabiner, professor emerita of Pitzer College;   here is a link to one of her...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Remembering Abraham Lincoln

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Today -- April 14, 2015 -- marks the 150th birthday of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) and April 15 is the dat...
Friday, February 13, 2015

America, land of equals (perhaps)

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Preparing to celebrate (after Valentine's Day ) Presidents' Day , remembering particularly George Washington (b February 22, 1732) a...
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