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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Showing posts with label William Dunham. Show all posts

Monday, September 19, 2016

A rumor (in verse) about Alfred Nobel

Before the poem a bit of history about its source of publication: The Humanistic Mathematics Network Newsletter (HMNN) was founde...

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...

Friday, January 31, 2014

On shoulders of giants . . .

Washington, DC is a city rich with both poetry and mathematics. Last Tuesday evening I attended a Mathematical Association of America ...

Monday, December 23, 2013

Ah, you are a mathematician

Thanks to Arturo Sangalli of the Writer's Union of Canada -- and fellow-participant in a recent Banff creativity conference -- who re...

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