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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Thursday, September 11, 2014

Hailstone numbers shape a poem

One of my favorite mathy poets is Halifax mathematician Robert Dawson -- his work is complex and inventive, and fun to puzzle over. D...

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, November 7, 2011

Mathematician-Poet Glaz

Sarah Glaz , a professor-mathematician at the University of Connecticut -- and a poet -- is at the forefront of appreciation and advoca...

Monday, March 29, 2010

"Mathematical" Limericks

A dozen, a gross, and a score Plus three times the square root of four Divided by seven Plus five times eleven Is nine squared...

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