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Stanescu - poetic mathematics
Today I found a link to a recent article, "Matematica şi poezia," that considers commonalities among the arts and mathematics and, therein, mentions a poem by Nichita Stanescu (1933-1984) which Gabriel Prajitura and I have translated. The poem, "Poetic Mathematics," is dedicated to Romanian mathematician Solomon Marcus. Here is Gabi's and my translation:
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Ritual by Nichita Stanescu (trans. Sean Cotter)
I cry before the number five --
the last supper, minus six.