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 imaginary. Show all posts

Showing posts with label imaginary. Show all posts

Friday, November 14, 2014

Imaginary Number

Last week (on November 6) I was invited to read some of my poems at the River Poets reading in Bloomsburg, PA ( where I lived and taught ...

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Love mathematics!

In the stanzas below, I have some fun with math terminology. Hope you'll enjoy it too. Love! by JoAnne Growney ...

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

The magic of "i"

An exciting math event occurred last week -- the opening of MoMath , a Manhattan museum that makes math fun. Still thinking about...

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Imagine new numbers

As a child I wrote poems but abandoned the craft until many years later when I was a math professor; at that later time some of my poem...

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Numbers from the Piano

Of all of the things we might try to say when we sit down to write a poem, which are the ones we should choose? Sometimes we may say w...

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Is mathematics discovered -- or invented?

The issue of whether mathematics is invented or discovered is posed often. Less frequently, queries as to where poetry falls in these cate...

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