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 secret. Show all posts

Showing posts with label secret. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

A poem with two numbers

My friend Carol Ann Heckman has studied with Denise Levertov and feeds voraciously on her work. For many years I have loved Levertov'...

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Cryptography -- an MAA lecture and a poem

Living near the Silver Spring metro station, on the border of Washington, DC, makes travel to the offices of the Mathematical Associati...

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Discovering the Secret

In this Robert Frost couplet, “The Secret Sits,” the poet may not have intended to speak of mathematics but his lines sing true for mathem...

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