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 parabola. Show all posts

Showing posts with label parabola. Show all posts

Monday, February 9, 2015

Surreal parabola, Mobius strip

When a math term appears in a poem, will its usage make sense to a mathematician? Some mathematical folks are critical of poetic use o...

Saturday, December 13, 2014

Our curve is a parabola

Found in the essay, " Intellect " (1841) -- these words by 19th century American philosopher and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-...

Friday, June 27, 2014

Of all geometries, feathery is best . . .

The title for this post comes from Twinzilla ( The Word Works , 2014), by Charleston poet Barbara Hagerty . The title character of this co...

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Baseball, math, and poetry

The end of summer approaches and, with it, the end of the baseball season. This blog celebrated the triplet (baseball, mathematics, poetry)...

Monday, May 17, 2010

Sense and Nonsense

Nonsense verse has a prominent place in the poetry that mathematicians enjoy. Perhaps this is so because mathematical discovery itself...

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