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 ratio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ratio. Show all posts
Monday, June 20, 2016

Wanting things proportional . . .

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Here is a reflective poem by San Diego poet Ben Doller (found also at Poets.org and included here with permission of the poet).        P...
Monday, September 21, 2015

Choosing what words mean . . .

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     Nineteenth century writer and mathematician Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) gave his character, Humpty Dumpty, these words :  "When I u...
Sunday, December 30, 2012

A chance encounter

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     I invite you to celebrate the coming of the new year 2013 with a poem I like a lot.      Alberta poet Alice Major produces poems that...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Numbers from the Piano

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     Of all of the things we might try to say when we sit down to write a poem, which are the ones we should choose?  Sometimes we may say w...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010

From "Red Has No Reason" -- a poem about the nature of mathematics

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My new poetry book, Red Has No Reason , is now available (from Plain View Press or  amazon.com ).  Several of the poems mention math--and o...
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