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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Thursday, June 9, 2016

Symbols shape our thoughts

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     In mathematics -- as in spoken languages -- we have learned to use symbols to shape our thoughts.  Pioneering artist Marcel Duchamp (1...
Thursday, November 5, 2015

It is clear that . . .

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     " If I stand "      by Inger Christensen   (Denmark, 1935-2009)                If I stand                alone in the snow...
Monday, April 19, 2010

Poems with Fibonacci number patterns

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In 21st century poetry, there are a variety of non-rhyming forms--and several of them have derived from the Fibonacci numbers. *  The Danis...
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