Today in a Facebook posting by Susanne Pumpluen
I learned of Discov-her,
an online journal
featuring stories about women in Science.
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The following poetry offering is by Richard Smyth who has written a parody of an introduction to the mathematics of logic (specifically Laws of Form by G Spencer Brown*, Julian Press, 1972). Smyth founded Anabiosis Press which offers the poetry journal Albatross and which has now evolved into Anabiosis Online. I invite you to enjoy this play of words and ideas:
AXIOM: A MATHEMATICS OF POETRY by Richard Smyth
It shall be taken as given the idea of infinition. The idea of infinition stands in direct opposition to the idea of definition.
Definition
Infinition is the act of making indefinite or unclear. That is to say, while some uses of language attempt to clarify, others attempt to obfuscate.
Construction
Make a poem.
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