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/ .

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Sunday, May 4, 2014

A pure mathematician (not!)

Poet Arthur Guiterman (1871-1943) was known for his humorous verse. Here is "A Pure Mathematician" -- a poem that stereotypes ma...

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Portraits of a mathematician

Ideas for this posting began with my post on 30 October 2011 in which I selected 7 favorite lines of poetry as a sort of self-portrait. T...

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Self-portrait with numbers

Visual poet Geof Huth lives and blogs in Schenectady, NY. In 2010 he turned 50 and early in 2011 he sent me (via snail mail, on smooth wh...

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