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.

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Friday, September 2, 2011

Two ways to compute 1/3

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Here, from  Betsy Devine and Joel E Cohen , is a "mathematical" limerick:         An Integral Limerick
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Monday, April 18, 2011

Teaching math with a poem

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Sarah Glaz is an algebraist (University of Connecticut) who uses poetry to teach mathematics. At her web page , scroll down to "Recent...
Monday, June 7, 2010

Celebrate Martin Gardner (1914-2010)

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Martin Gardner described his relationship to poetry as that of "occasional versifier" -- he is the author, for example, of:    ...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010

The epitome -- Euler's Identity

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Mathematics is a visual language.  As with poetry, placement on the page is a key ingredient of meaning.  Here is one of my favorite visual ...
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