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 perfect. Show all posts
Showing posts with label perfect. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 13, 2016

A Fib (a perfect circle) -- and some math-po links

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    1      Not      1      one      2      circle     3      is perfect     5      yet the idea     8      of circle's useful ever...
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

A 6 x 6 syllable-square -- and links to more . . .

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          Last Sunday's paper had           an essay by a clown           who said as long as I           play dumb people let me  ...
Thursday, September 24, 2015

C K Williams -- Three Mile Island

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A poet whose work I have long enjoyed, C K Williams   (1936-1915), died a few days ago.  (You may find a generous sample of his poems online...
Monday, February 10, 2014

To love, in perfect syllables

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     While looking for Valentine verse with a math connection, I opened my copy of The Complete Illustrated Works of Lewis Carroll (Chancel...
Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Conversational mathematics

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In recent weeks I have been experimenting with poems that use mathematical terminology, wondering whether -- since there are readers who are...
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