One thing leads to another . .. . poet Amy Eisner connected me to mathematician Jordan Ellenberg who knew of Easy Math (Sarabande Books, 2013) by Lauren Shapiro -- and Lauren gave me permission to post her "Bent Syllogism."
Bent Syllogism by Lauren Shapiro
There was a pattern to the way the mythical beasts
flew over the dreary town, but we were too dreary
to understand it. The psychologist, too, was in touch
with extraterrestrials, but she had to stand on the spire
of a church and wear 3-D glasses to see them.
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
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Thursday, November 7, 2013
Friday, July 9, 2010
Jordie Albiston -- structure behind the writing
I love sonnets and the one below by Jordie Albiston is a favorite of mine.
Albiston is an Australian poet with a sense of orchestration learned from music. Her collection, The Sonnet According to 'M' recently won the New South Wales literary award. In her words:
Albiston is an Australian poet with a sense of orchestration learned from music. Her collection, The Sonnet According to 'M' recently won the New South Wales literary award. In her words:
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