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/ .

Showing posts with label factoring. Show all posts

Showing posts with label factoring. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Rabbis should learn to solve quadratics

Thanks to mathemagician Colm Mulcahy who connected me with poet Lisa Dordal -- and thanks to her for permission to offer these lines,...

Sunday, January 17, 2016

Poetry from a math teacher's son

In an earlier post I have noted how effectively mathematicians and their mathematics may be described by poets who are in the same fam...

Thursday, March 26, 2015

The problem of time

Californian Brenda Hillman is a poet whose work I like and admire. In "Time Problem" she weaves prime numbers into a deft descri...

Monday, September 9, 2013

Nature poems -- at Stillwater

As noted in my 5 August posting , the Stillwater poetry festival (organized by Kevin Clark ) was scheduled for last Saturday, September...

Monday, July 12, 2010

Poetry-application of The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic

Destructive effects of human greed and neglect on the earth's natural environment are echoed hauntingly in the repetitions within "...

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