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 rational. Show all posts

Showing posts with label rational. Show all posts

Monday, September 21, 2015

Choosing what words mean . . .

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

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Love mathematics!

In the stanzas below, I have some fun with math terminology. Hope you'll enjoy it too. Love! by JoAnne Growney ...

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Chatting about REAL numbers

The term " real number " confuses many who are not immersed in mathematics. For these, to whom 1, 2, 3 and the other counting ...

Monday, December 13, 2010

Satire Against Reason . . .

John Wilmot (1647-1680), 2nd Earl of Rochester , was a friend of King Charles II, and author of much satirical and bawdy poetry. Even t...

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Poetry with base 10

In his collection, Rational Numbers ( Truman State , 2000) Harvey Hix presents "Orders of Magnitude" -- a collection of 100 sta...

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

In the same family -- a poet and a mathematician

When a poet and a mathematician are members of the same family, understandings result. Ohio poet Cathryn Essinger is a twin of a mathemati...

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