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 X. Show all posts

Showing posts with label X. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Caught in an infinite loop . . ..

Philadelphian Marion Cohen has been a mathematician since girlhood and a poet almost that long. Besides her mathematics and writing, she t...

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Making something of nothing

Was zero invented or discovered? When and how? By whom? In "The Origin of Zero" -- an article published in 2009 in in Scie...

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Solving equations . . .

Although poets as long ago as Henry Lok (1553?-1608?), Elizabeth Tollett (1694-1854), and William Blake (1757-1827) used mathematical ...

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Is Algebra Necessary?

Anticipating my interest, several friends sent me links to a late-July opinion piece in The New York Times entitled "Is Algebra ...

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Variations of a line

In mathematics a line plays many roles -- as in this fine poem (which is a sonnet, more or less). Lines by Martha Collins ...

Friday, October 29, 2010

Ghost stories in algebra -- Happy Halloween!

Born in Yugoslavia, Charles Simic emigrated at age 15 to Chicago; widely known and respected as a poet and teacher (at the University of Ne...

View web version

About Me

JoAnne Growney: I enjoy finding connections between different sorts of things . ..

View my complete profile

Powered by Blogger.